The governor of New York interceded for illegal immigrants

For illegal immigrant Pablo Villavicencio, who was threatened with deportation after he delivered a pizza to the military base of Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, the Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, intervened.

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Governor Andrew Cuomo, in a letter issued on Saturday afternoon in support of Villavicencio, asked the Department of Homeland Security to release Villavicincio “from the custody of the immigration and customs services” (ICE) ”.

“Accelerated deportation of Villavicencio does not pursue any legitimate goals of public safety, and the circumstances leading to his arrest and detention raise serious legal and political issues that require proper investigation and adjudication,” said Cuomo. The governor added that Villavicencio is a taxpayer who has been living in New York for more than 10 years.

Cuomo helped the Villavicencio family get free legal assistance in Legal aid society on Friday, June 8.

“While he will remain at the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearney, New Jersey—in the custody of ICE—this will allow Villavicencio to work toward U.S. permanent resident status and reunite with his family. While we are disappointed that Pablo will be detained, this is a victory for him and his family,” the Legal Aid Society, which oversees lawyer Gregory Copeland, said in a statement.

Recall that to enter the base 1 Jun pizza vendor have asked show ID, which he did not have, so Villavicencio agreed to check his data.

Finding out that the man is in the US illegally, the military detained him, and then handed him over to the immigration authorities.

The Villavicencio case caught the attention of New York activists, including the Immigration Coalition in New York and Make the Road New York, a political group advocating immigration issues.

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