Haitian TV star and Tamarac resident Carel Pedre was transferred to “Alligator Alcatraz” following his arrest Sunday for allegedly battering his live-in girlfriend, after which authorities discovered an issue with his immigration status, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement records show.
Pedre, charged with misdemeanor battery, was flagged with an ICE detainer and turned over to ICE custody after he posted a $1,000 cash bond, according to Broward County court records. He has pleaded not guilty in the domestic violence case.
In a motion seeking to have Pedre’s bond lifted in the case, his Miami-based attorney, Jeremy McLymont, said the popular Haitian media personality and broadcaster had consulted with an immigration attorney…