A Queens high school student who had just tried out for the varsity soccer team, was training to become a lifeguard, and had been studying for his Regents exam was apprehended by ICE at immigration court, his legal team told Gothamist.
Derlis Snaider Chusin Toaquiza, a 19-year-old 11th grader at Grover Cleveland High School, is the second known New York City public school student who is now in ICE custody. While the first student detained by ICE has grabbed headlines, the details of Toaquiza’s case have not been public until now.
“Derlis was going to school and has no criminal record and has a great community of friends that are very supportive,” said Nicholas John Garzon, a case manager of Toaquiza’s legal team. He said he took care of his younger brother and sister, often picking them up from school and making them dinner…