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Marvin M.C.: Salvadoran asylum seeker re-detained by ICE driving to work in Houston, Texas

A Salvadoran man who worked, paid taxes, and applied for asylum during nearly four years free in Houston was re-detained while driving to work, with no explanation given. A court ordered him released immediately.

Apr 21, 2026Houston, TXCountry of origin: El Salvador

A citizen of El Salvador who entered the U.S. in August 2022 was re-detained by ICE on April 21, 2026 while driving to work in Houston, Texas. He had been released into the community for nearly four years, during which time he obtained work authorization, secured employment, paid taxes, and applied for asylum. ICE provided no notice or justification for his re-detention. The court granted his habeas corpus petition, finding that ICE failed to make any finding of changed circumstances before re-detaining him, and ordered his immediate release with procedural protections requiring a pre-deprivation bond hearing if the government seeks to re-detain him.

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