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23-year-old Honduran immigrant self-deports after traffic stop arrest, vehicle impounded

Jun 9, 2026·Location: Morrisonville, IL

Country of origin: Honduras

23-year-old Honduran immigrant self-deports after traffic stop arrest, vehicle impounded
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Gabriel Yonathan Gonzalez Godoy, 23, from Honduras, was pulled over on Illinois Route 48 when his work vehicle's license plate was flagged for expired registration. Police impounded the truck containing fiber wiring equipment and transported him and two others to a gas station, where ICE agents arrested all three. Gonzalez Godoy was initially held at Ste. Genevieve County Jail in Missouri. On June 22, a federal immigration judge approved his request for voluntary deportation to Mexico, and he was deported by ICE.

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