Nicaraguan asylum seeker detained at ICE check-in, separated from family
May 18, 2026·Location: Maplewood, MO
Country of origin: Nicaragua
Boanerges Flores-Bravo, a Nicaraguan national who entered the U.S. in 2022 and was seeking asylum with his wife, was detained by ICE agents during a routine check-in appointment on May 18, 2026. He is now in ICE custody pending removal proceedings. His wife Alba Matamoro-Hernandez was released with an ankle monitor and placed in the Alternatives to Detention program. The couple has an 8-year-old daughter and both worked for the Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District.
Sources
- Maplewood couple seeking asylum separated after ICE detains husband
firstalert4.com·May 28, 2026·archived copy
- ‘He was following the rules’: Rep. Bell visits Louisiana detention facility where St. Louis man is detained
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- Bell travels to Louisiana, meets Nicararaguan immigrant facing deportation
- A Missouri school janitor was deported despite community outcry: 'It's not right'
KCUR·Jun 6, 2026·archived copy
- ICE detains Missouri school employees amid asylum wait
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- fox2now.com
- Maplewood janitor arrested on immigration charges. School community
- Flores Hernandez v. Mullin, 1:26-cv-04770
- Flores Bravo v. Brott, 0:26-cv-03817
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