DHS Accuses Duckworth Staffer of Impersonating a Lawyer to Free Deported Illegal Immigrant
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has accused a staff member from Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s Illinois office of falsely claiming to be an immigration attorney to gain access to — and secure the release of — a…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has accused a staff member from Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s Illinois office of falsely claiming to be an immigration attorney to gain access to — and secure the release of — a detained Illegal immigrant.
According to Fox News, in a letter sent Wednesday to Sen. Duckworth, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons alleged that Edward York, identified as a Constituent Outreach Coordinator for the senator, misrepresented himself as the attorney for Jose Ismeal Ayuzo Sandoval, a 40-year-old Mexican national who has been deported four times and convicted of DUI.
According to the letter, York entered an ICE field office in St. Louis, Illinois, on October 29, where he told federal officers he was Sandoval’s legal counsel and demanded to meet with him.
“At approximately 1:29 p.m., an individual identified as Edward York