Venezuelan IT specialist detained by Border Patrol after arriving for approved job
January 6, 2026·Location: Dania Beach, FL
Country of origin: Venezuela

Angel Camacho, a Venezuelan asylum seeker with temporary protected status and a valid work permit, was arrested by Border Patrol agents at a Dania Beach station on January 6, 2025, despite being cleared and approved to perform IT work there. Camacho is married to a U.S. citizen, has American-born children, and was in the process of applying for permanent residency at the time of his detention. He spent 30 days detained at an Everglades detention facility before being released on bond.
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Sources
- IT specialist hired to help Border Patrol was instead arrested by them
nbcmiami.com·Feb 23, 2026·archived copy
- IT Worker Lured To Fix Border Patrol Systems — Then Arrested By The Very Agents Who Hired Him
ibtimes.co.uk·Feb 25, 2026·archived copy
- MSN
- Border Patrol officers hired an IT worker. Then they arrested him
independent.co.uk·Feb 24, 2026·archived copy
the-independent.com·Feb 24, 2026·archived copy
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