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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest of a Lancaster resident is drawing attention, and donations, from several of Lancaster’s public officials, including a state representative and the mayor.
Ester Soliman came to the U.S. legally 25 years ago, according to a fundraising page posted online by her family. The page states Soliman, who started her green card application process last year through the sponsorship of her youngest daughter, was detained by ICE at a hearing on Monday.
Posted Thursday night, the fundraiser garnered almost 300 donations and $20,600 in the first 20 hours. The goal is to pay for the family’s legal fees, according to the online post…