Everett WA man and parents detained near Mexican border
Three members of a Snohomish County family were detained and separated near the Mexican border while visiting Arizona last week, according to a family friend.
Author: Chris Daniels
Published: 6:29 PM PDT April 3, 2019
Updated: 9:27 PM PDT April 3, 2019
... 30-year-old Irvin Enriguez Olvera was visiting Arizona with his wife and parents when a family friend said they took a wrong turn and encountered border patrol agents. Olvera and his parents were detained, but his wife was not kept in custody ...
... details are murky, but .. Olvera was separated from his parents while in custody. An Immigration and Customs enforcement website only says Olvera was detained, but gives no further details. An ICE spokesperson, when contacted Wednesday, could not provide any further information.
However, Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA-1) is now involved. She wrote in a statement to KING 5:
"My staff has been working closely with the Enriquez/Olvera family to help bring their loved ones back home safely. Irvin Enriquez Olvera is a biology major at UW Bothell who wishes to be a trauma surgeon. His parents, Roberto and Candelaria, own a small tire business in Everett and are active community members. They are everything that is right with America, and yet they are being held against their will. I don’t see the justification for this. My team will continue to work with immigration officials to bring this family together again.”
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/everett-man-and-parents-detained-near-mexican-border-says-family-friend/281-fa6319b5-9bb8-4fc7-a81f-a5d25b759d0b
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