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Undocumented Aurora man detained at work released from ICE hold, will get to see daughter graduate

AURORA, Colo. – Arturo Hernandez-Garcia, the undocumented man who was detained at work last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, was released from federal immigration custody late Tuesday and granted a reprieve to go to his daughter’s graduation, according to his lawyer.

Hernandez-Garcia was the first person in Colorado to seek sanctuary from deportation when he did so for nine months in 2014 and 2015 while he faced deportation. Continue reading