Joaquin Castro Demands Release of Detained Venezuelan Family
U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro is calling for the immediate release of a Venezuelan family detained by ICE in El Paso, Texas.
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Pablo Jose Guerrero-Pimentel, a Venezuelan national, and his family on October 22 in El Paso, Texas. The group, which includes 17-year-old El Paso High School student Michell German and her 11-year-old sister Paola, is currently held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center pending a hearing before an immigration judge.
ICE stated the family entered the U.S. illegally in 2022 and were released under the Biden administration. However, the family's attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, claims they arrived more than four years ago.
U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro has called for the family's immediate release, noting that German is a bright student pursuing a cosmetology license. Castro is collaborating with U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar to secure the family's return to El Paso.
