Salvadoran man released in Alexandria after being held by ICE for nearly two months

A Salvadoran father who was arrested by Alexandria police and handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spoke out after spending nearly two months in a detention center.

The 27-year-old Salvadoran man, who asked not to be identified, said his ordeal began in the Alexandria jail. He was arrested by police officers in late May while helping with a move.

“‘You have a warrant for your arrest,'” the man said the officers told him. “And I said, ‘What? Okay, fine.’ Because the only thing they say is, everything you say will be used against you, so you’re afraid to speak up.”…

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