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Man remains in ICE custody days after judge ordered his release to protect family

Apr 8, 2026·Location: Chattanooga, TN

Country of origin: Mexico

Man remains in ICE custody days after judge ordered his release to protect family
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Octavio Andrade-Aguilera, a Mexican national, remains in ICE custody at the Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, Alabama, as of April 10, 2026, after being transferred there on April 5. Magistrate Judge Mike Dumitru had denied the federal government's request to detain him, finding he was not a flight risk, in order to avoid harming his wife and disabled American citizen daughter. Andrade-Aguilera has lived with his family in north Georgia for several years and is their sole financial provider, while his wife is their daughter's sole caregiver.

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