Amy Goodman
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Meet Jocelyn Avelica, Whose Dad Was Detained by ICE While Driving his Daughter to School
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March 6, 2017
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14:06Now PlayingOn Tuesday morning, Romulo AvelicaGonzalez and his wife were driving their 13yearold daughter Fatima to her school in the northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Highland Park just after dropping off their younger daughter. Then, two black, unmarked vehicles approached the family’s car. Fatima captured part of the arrest on her cellphone, in which she can be heard sobbing as ICE agents arrest and detain her father. He has lived in the United States for more than two decades and is the father of four. In a statement, ICE defended its actions, saying AvelicaGonzalez had a DUI in 2009 and an outstanding order of removal from 2014. For more we speak with Jocelyn Avelica, daughter of Romulo AvelicaGonzalez. We also speak with Emi MacLean, an immigration attorney for National Day Laborer Organizing Network who is assisting the AvelicaGonzalez family.
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