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Speaker Menon: council data analyst Rafael detained by ICE; habeas filed and counsel retained
Summary
Speaker Julie Menon told the Jan. 15 City Council meeting that a central staff data analyst, Rafael, was detained by ICE at the Bethpage facility after a routine appointment; Menon said habeas was filed, Rafael is back in New York and outside counsel is representing him.
Speaker Julie Menon told the City Council at its Jan. 15 stated meeting that a central staff data analyst named Rafael was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after attending a routine appointment at the Bethpage facility.
Menon said council human resources learned late Monday that Rafael had been detained; the council immediately engaged outside legal help and organizations including NILAG and the New York Immigration Coalition, and she said habeas was filed to secure his…
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