This N.J. Trump voter’s husband was detained by ICE: ‘I thought they’d focus on criminals.’
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Key Points:
- Abdellatif Hafraoui, a Moroccan immigrant with no criminal record, was detained by ICE at Newark Airport in August due to a decades-old deportation order issued in absentia after a missed court date caused by his former attorney's fraud.
- After 108 days in detention across multiple states and solitary confinement, Hafraoui was released on a $15,000 bond in late November, but remains under ICE supervision with an ankle monitor and unable to work.
- The arrest disrupted Hafraoui and his wife Sandra's lives, causing financial losses from a canceled vacation and legal fees exceeding $50,000, despite their longstanding ties to the U.S. and his pursuit of permanent residency.
- The couple, previously supportive of strict immigration enforcement
