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NYCLU 'not pleased' with Vasquez detention

Jul 23, 2018 12:30 pm
MidHudsonNews [dot] com is reporting the Hudson Valley regional director of the New York Civil Liberties Union is not pleased with the sudden detention of Kingston chef Juan Carlos Vasquez. New York Civil Liberties Union Regional Director Shannon Wong is dismayed by the process. “People have been following what they thought were the rules, showing up for their appointments every six months and then because the rules changed, they are surprised when they get to those appointments and they are just detained,” Wong said. A legal U.S. resident, employed by the Anchor Restaurant and Pub in Kingston for more than two years, Vasquez was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency officers July 18. Reports indicate it may have been over a past DWI charge. Friends of Vasquez have been trying to find out what led to his detention and are working to secure an attorney to represent him. Read the full story at MidHudsonNews [dot] com.