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Dominican mother remains free on bond as advocates call fee excessive

Jul 10, 2026·Location: Guaynabo, PR

Country of origin: Dominican Republic

Dominican mother remains free on bond as advocates call fee excessive
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Inocencia Rodríguez, a 32-year-old Dominican mother of an eight-year-old daughter who works as a housekeeper in Guaynabo, was detained by at least eight ICE agents at a checkpoint while driving a friend to work. She had been pursuing a six-year process to regularize her status, including an I-130 petition filed by her permanent resident husband and an approved I-601A provisional waiver. Immigration Judge Elvin Talavera Peraza set a $5,000 bond allowing her to remain free while her case continues, and the ACLU of Puerto Rico, which represented her, called the bond "excessive and unjustified" given she posed no flight risk. Rodríguez thanked her legal team, family and community after her release, saying it showed people could still trust the justice system.

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