The Brief
- Travis County woman wrongfully convicted of murder in 2005 officially declared innocent
- Her conviction was overturned in January
- Carmen Mejia remains in custody on an ICE detainer
AUSTIN, Texas – A Travis County woman wrongfully convicted of murder in 2005 has now been officially declared innocent after a decades-long legal battle, but immigration enforcement is now standing in her way.
Carmen Mejia was supposed to walk free Monday after being exonerated; instead she remains in custody under an ICE detainer.
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