ICE agents arrest a legal immigrant in New Jersey and prepare his deportation

In early December, a legal immigrant from Jamaica, Dane Foster was two steps away from his home in Westampton, Burlington County (New Jersey), when agents of the Immigration and Customs Service arrested him, writes NJ.com.

Photo: twitter / ICE @ICEgov

“We just dropped our daughter off near the kindergarten. They came out of nowhere. They literally fell on us and said that they were going to take him away,” said the detainee’s wife, Alexa Foster.

Dane Foster, a US legal resident who has been a green card holder since 1997, was one of 105 immigrants arrested as a result of a massive ICE raid in New Jersey. Among those arrested were illegal immigrants and foreign nationals wanted for crimes in their home countries, representatives of the immigration service said.

According to the lawyer Foster, the man is the 36-year-old father of four children, he is married to a veteran of the US Army with disabilities. The lawyer believes that Foster was detained due to numerous charges of possession of marijuana in the early 2000's and in the 2014 year.

“Dane was charged with simple possession of marijuana, which is considered a common disorderly conduct in New Jersey. And he has no criminal record in the last four years,” said Afia Yunus, the immigrant’s lawyer.

Foster was not imprisoned on charges of possessing marijuana, although he was fined.

Representatives of the ICE said that any convictions, even in old cases, means that Foster may lose the green card and will be deported from the country.

“ICE conducts targeted immigration enforcement actions consistent with federal laws. Dane Foster, a Jamaican citizen, is subject to removal from the United States based on his criminal history. He was involved in immigration proceedings before the Office of Immigration Review,” ICE said in a statement.

For Alexa Foster, who served seven years in the US Army, arresting her husband was a big blow. Because she is disabled, the lawn business run by her husband is the main source of income for her and their four children, ages 2 to 9. She tries to explain to her children what happened to their father.

“This is not exactly what I fought for when I joined the army. I didn’t think this country could be like this,” said 28-year-old Alexa.

According to her, she spent several years in the army and in the National Guard as a mechanic. She broke her pelvic bones, after which she started having migraines and cramps, which resulted in a woman becoming disabled, and now she cannot work.

In recent months, the Donald Trump administration has increased compliance with the rules that immigrants legally residing in the country can be deported for breaking the law, even if it was a minor crime a decade ago.

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