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An immigrant who self-deported defends himself after ICE said it was seeking his arrest in N.J.
Yahoo • • nation
Key Points:
- ICE mistakenly linked Friedrich Castillo-Ormeno, a Peruvian immigrant who voluntarily left the U.S. months earlier, to a violent incident involving an officer being struck by a vehicle during a targeted stop in New Jersey.
- Castillo-Ormeno had legally self-deported in March after receiving a final deportation order and was granted monetary compensation through the CBP Home program for his voluntary departure.
- The actual suspect charged with assaulting the ICE officer by weaponizing a vehicle has been identified as Eduardo Cruz Garcia, a Mexican national currently in federal custody.
- The Department of Homeland Security maintained its original statements about the incident but clarified that Castillo-Ormeno was not the driver involved and encouraged voluntary departures for unauthorized immigrants.
- Castillo-Ormeno expressed concern that the misidentification could harm his reputation and future immigration opportunities, including securing documentation for his U.S.-born daughter.
