A Trion High School senior who was expected to graduate in just a few weeks is now in ICE custody following a traffic stop in Walker County.
Nineteen-year-old Elder Aguilar-Macario was arrested on misdemeanor charges of driving without a license and failure to maintain lane. Following the arrest, he was transferred to Floyd County and later placed into the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly known as ICE.
Aguilar-Macario came to Trion as an eight-year-old first grader in 2014 and has spent more than a decade in the Trion school system. Friends, classmates, and school staff say he has been an active member of the school community, including playing for the Trion High School soccer team during its playoff run to the Elite Eight this season…