DETROIT (AP) – A Navy veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder was arrested for three days before federal authorities learned that he was a Michigan-born American citizen. , lawyers said Wednesday.
27-year-old Jilmar Ramos-Gomez lives in the Grand Rapids area. According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, he was released on December 17 from a Calhoun County Detention Center after his personal records were handed over to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"Why did they think he was a non-citizen? do you confuse it with someone else? Who knows, "said ACLU's attorney, Miriam Aukerman." It's an extremely vulnerable person with a mental illness. "
The spokesman for the ##################################################################################> ICE, Khaalid Walls in Detroit, said it could not meet media demands due to the partial closure of the government.
Ramos-Gomez was in Kent County on November 21, The ACLU stated that he had pleaded guilty and was supposed to be released on December 14 pending sentencing.
But ICE contacted the prison and asked that Ramos-Gomez be held for kidnapping. Kent County Sheriff, Chuck DeWitt, said that ICE, like other law enforcement agencies, had access to fingerprinting records. [http://wwwyoutubecom/watch19659007] "Once released from our custody, he was under the control of ICE. That's their process, "DeWitt said." Our procedures were followed. "
DeWitt said that he did not know if Ramos-Gomez had protested when agents of 39, immigration arrested.
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Ramos-Gomez was taken to a detention center in Battle Creek, within a 113 km radius. He was released three days after lawyer Richard Kessler contacted ICE on behalf of his family.
Aukerman said that Ramos-Gomez's treatment was "appalling".
Ramos-Gomez receives mental health care and is not treated. t available for an interview on Wednesday. He was a corporal in the Marines and was rewarded for his services in Afghanistan. The ACLU stated that its PTSD had played a role in the disorders at the hospital.
Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young defended her department, saying agents do not have the power to check if ICE wants to detain someone. Nevertheless, she described this situation as a "very regrettable situation" for Ramos-Gomez.
"We think this case highlights the need for a reform of immigration policy," said the sheriff.
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