Detained by ICE days before his graduation: ‘They said they’d go after the worst of the worst. Josué is one of the best’

Detained by ICE days before his graduation: ‘They said they’d go after the worst of the worst. Josué is one of the best’

As every year around this time, Beau Chêne High School in the city of Arnaudville, Louisiana, held its high school graduation ceremony on May 15. A long-awaited day, when students and their families gather to attend the presentation of diplomas marking a milestone in their lives, took on a bittersweet tone this year. Among the rows of students waiting in uniform, one half-empty chair stood out. Resting on it were the traditional gown and cap wor…