The 21-year-old, who came to the US from South Africa as a child, was held over his immigration status despite reportedly having a work permit and a pending asylum application.
\n\nA 21-year-old Wisconsin State Patrol trooper was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials while preparing to board a domestic flight to meet his parents, despite having reportedly entered the country legally as a child and holding a work permit alongside a pending asylum application. Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe was detained on Thursday, November 6, in what the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) described as a targeted ICE operation.
\n\nAccording to ABC News, which cited his lawyers, he was subsequently held at an immigration detention centre inside the Dodge County Jail in Wisconsin. His lawyers said Van Der Merwe informed the officers that he had a valid work permit and an asylum application awaiting consideration. However, one of the officers allegedly responded that they did not care. The lawyers further claimed that the trooper was handcuffed and shackled before being transported to the detention facility.
\n\nThe detention raised questions about the circumstances surrounding the arrest, particularly given Van Der Merwe's employment with the state patrol and the…
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