During the morning of Wednesday, April 2, the arrest of the Guatemalan immigrant was held Gerber Mazariegos Dávilawho was captured by the agents of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICEfor its acronym in English), an agency of the National Security Department in the United States.
The capture of Mazariegos Dávila has generated worry and distress In its family nucleus, because the arrest occurred in its workplace. In addition, Gerber was processing his legal stay in the American nation, so it is speculated that he did not have the opportunity to present the corresponding documents.
According to his wife’s testimony, Irene Martínezthe Guatemalan worker managed a Visa ua legal status of non -immigrant that allows victims of certain crimes to live and work in the United States. However, it ended intercepted Upon arriving at work, where migration agents already waited for him at the entrance.
“My husband came to his work and parked. That’s where They surroundedthey got him out of the car, they handled him and took him, ”Martínez said, who indicated that, minutes after the arrest, Gerber called her to inform her of the situation. Therefore, it is possible that the eligible relatives of Mazariegos can no longer access to Visa U.
ICE can revoke the U visa
Although Gerber Mazariegos had the necessary documentation for support His legal stay in the US territory, ICE agents allegedly They denied the opportunity to present it: “They did not let me teach them anything,” Dávila told his wife Irene during a telephone conversation.
Given this situation, the immigration lawyer Michael Urbinathe representative of the Guatemalan immigrant, explained that, although Mazariegos has a visa u processing and a Deferred action Approved, the immigration and customs control service has the power to revoke These measures and proceed with the arrests.
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“Under the country’s law, the Department of National Security in the United States can stop someone if you consider it prudentand that was what happened in these circumstances, ”said Urbina, who considers that Gerber loses his permission to legally reside in the North American nation over the next four years.
In turn, the Mazariegos Dávila family is confident that Gerber can demonstrate to US authorities that he does not represent a risk For the American community, nor does it have intentions of escapetwo requirements fundamental In order to request liberation on bail, According to lawyer Michael Urbina.
“This uncertainty mixes with a huge hope. I try to encourage him every time I can talk to him and try not to hear me cry in the calls, because I know he is extremely desperate”, Confessed his wife, Irene Martínez, who currently faces the challenge of staying strong for her three children and two grandchildren.
“I stay with faith so that due process is fulfilled correctly. Our family continues in prayer And just justice for Gerber, waiting for him to soon meet with all of us and can continue his case outside that custody, ”added the spouse, who has been living in Atlanta, Georgia.