A Florida pastor who has lived in the United States for more than two decades was detained by federal agents during his annual immigration check-in.

Maurilio Amizael Ambrocio Mendez, 42, from Guatemala, was detained at the ICE field office in Tampa on April 17 at around 9 a.m., according to his family. He is currently being held at the Glades County Detention Center.

Ambrocio Mendez had been attending annual ICE appointments for the past 12 years under a court-issued “stay of removal,” a form of supervision allowing him to remain in the country despite a deportation order.

According to his daughter, 19-year-old Ashley Ambrocio, Ambrocio Mendez had always complied with the conditions of his supervision.

Pastor in US for 26 years detained by ICE at immigration appointment

“If they were the ‘real criminals’ Trump is supposedly deporting, they wouldn’t be representing themselves to a judge,” the pastor’s daughter told Newsweek.

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-pastor-detained-ice-immigration-appointment-2080717