PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A longtime Palm Beach County restaurant manager and business owner — known to many as the face of BiCE Ristorante on Worth Avenue and the operator behind the Tacos Agave food truck in West Palm Beach — remains in federal immigration custody after what his attorney says began as a routine traffic stop.
José Gonzalez, 53, a native of Mexico, has spent decades in the local dining scene. But earlier this month, his attorney says Gonzalez was detained while driving his nephew’s truck on a supply run.
According to Gonzalez’s attorney, the initial stop was conducted by the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), not local police or immigration agents. The attorney said troopers pulled the truck over because the window tint was allegedly too dark. Gonzalez was driving at the time, with his nephew in the vehicle, the attorney said…