Judge Grants Asylum to Connecticut High Schooler Who Did Schoolwork While Detained by ICE
https://ktla.com/2019/12/31/judge-grants-asylum-to-connecticut-high-school-sophomore-who-did-schoolwork-while-detained-by-ice/
An immigration judge has granted asylum to a Connecticut high school student whose arrest sparked an outpouring of support from teachers and classmates.
ICE deportation officers arrested him in September outside a Connecticut courthouse where he’d gone to face charges after a car accident, including driving under the influence, operating a motor vehicle without a license and failure to insure a private motor vehicle.
An ICE spokesman told CNN earlier this month that he’d been arrested for immigration violations and that removal proceedings were pending.
Advocates for Aguilar say he crashed into a parked car after his cell phone slid off the dashboard and he reached down to pick it up. They argue a sobriety test was never performed and the DUI charge wouldn’t have held up in court.