AUSTIN (KXAN) — Seyre ‘Mussa’ Traore, an Austin dog handler, was detained by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) last week, during a routine check-in, according to his attorney.
Friends of Traore, describe him as a dedicated employee at Neighbors Dog Park & Coffee Shop and East Lamar Dog Training and Boarding.
Traore, 30, is from Mauritania in West Africa. His attorney said he was detained on Sept. 11, inexplicably. His attorney told KXAN he has no criminal history and had a work permit as he awaited date in court next year.
According to his attorney Traore entered the country illegally, but had legal documentation to stay in the country, as an asylum seeker…