The Brief
- A New York City Council staffer returned to City Hall on Saturday after more than 150 days in ICE custody.
- Rafael Rubio, a Venezuelan national, spent 158 days in Newark’s Delaney Hall.
- Rubio was detained by ICE during a routine immigration check-in in January.
NEW YORK – A New York City Council staffer returned to City Hall on Saturday after he was released from ICE custody.
The backstory:
Rafael Rubio is a Venezuelan national who works as a data analyst for the city council. In January, Rubio was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after a routine immigration check-in.…