PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A Palm Beach County small-business owner who spent nearly six months in federal immigration custody is being released, and his family is bringing him home Monday afternoon.
Attorney Gary Rosen confirms that Miguel Victor Chaclan Velasquez, 39, originally from Guatemala, was granted release on bond on January 2. A federal immigration judge set bond at $15,000, allowing him to leave custody while his asylum case continues in court.
Chaclan Velasquez’ attorney and his teenage son planned to pick him up Monday from the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, an ICE-operated detention facility.
Chaclan Velasquez was originally detained on July 11 after being stopped by Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) near Jog Road and Northlake Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens. He was later turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Federal officials have not publicly released details explaining what led to the traffic stop or why he was taken into custody…