The Brief
- Venezuelan asylum seeker Juan Lucena was detained by ICE during a routine immigration appointment in March despite having no criminal record.
- Lucena’s wife, a Grand Prairie firefighter and U.S. citizen, is appealing for his release as the couple seeks to reinstate his parole and secure a green card.
- ICE has not yet clarified why Lucena was taken into custody.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – A Grand Prairie firefighter is looking for a way to get her husband released from ICE custody. She said he was detained while going in for a routine check-in.
What we know:
Juan Lucena is currently detained at the Prairieland ICE Detention Facility in Alvarado.
He fled political persecution from Venezuela and came to the United States in 2024 seeking asylum.…