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Family struggled to locate Aurora ICE detainee from Washington released into the wrong state

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Rudy Villeda Mejía, who spent just over four months in immigration detention in Aurora, is home with his family in northern Washington state.  His journey home was drawn out, as his family and attorney struggled to locate him when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released […]

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Immigration lawyer argues improper arrest for Aurora detainee

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Rudy Villeda Mejía has his own roofing business, a wife and three stepchildren in Washington, near the state’s border with Canada.  He has never been charged with a crime. He entered the U.S. without authorization for a second time in 2010 after he was kidnapped […]