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Omar R.J.: Rochester restaurant founder lured to ICE office to install app, detained

Omar Ramos Jimenez, 50, co-founder of Rochester's La Casa restaurant and resident since 2004, was lured to an ICE office under a false pretext and remains held after a judge denied his release.

Feb 1, 2026Rochester, NYCountry of origin: Mexico

Omar R.J.: Rochester restaurant founder lured to ICE office to install app, detained
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Omar Ramos Jimenez, 50, a Mexican national who has lived in Rochester since 2004 and co-founded the La Casa restaurant, was detained by ICE after being lured to the agency's Buffalo field office under the pretext of installing a new reporting app. He had been complying with ICE check-ins for five years while pursuing an asylum appeal. His attorney filed a federal complaint alleging denial of due process and seeking his immediate release or a bond hearing. A federal judge later denied his requests for release and a bond hearing, and he remains held at a federal detention facility in Batavia while appealing that decision.

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Feb 1, 2026—Federal judge denied requests for release and a bond hearing; Ramos Jimenez appeals the decision
Dec 5, 2025—Attorney filed federal complaint alleging denial of due process, seeking release or bond hearing
Dec 3, 2025—Detained by ICE at Buffalo field office after being lured there under pretext of installing a reporting app
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