Derlis Snaider Chusin Toaquiza, a 19-year-old Ecuadorian asylum-seeker and high school student, was detained by ICE after a scheduled court appearance. He is expected to be released on bond soon after being held in Texas for over a month. NYLAG, representing him, successfully secured a bond hearing and is working to coordinate his return home to Queens. The Envision Freedom Fund posted a $20,000 bond for his release. Derlis's case highlights the issue of unjust detention of individuals with active asylum applications and no criminal records.
Derlis Snaider Chusin Toaquiza, a Queens high school student, was detained by ICE after an immigration court hearing but is expected to be released on bond.
He was held for over a month in Texas and is represented by the New York Legal Assistance Group, which filed an amended habeas corpus petition.
The bond was posted by the Envision Freedom Fund to secure his release, and efforts are underway to help coordinate his return home to Queens.
Derlis was unjustly detained and is one of several NYLAG clients arrested despite having active asylum applications and no criminal records.
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