US EditionFrom Taco Drive to detention: An immigrant’s 25-year American dream interrupted by ICE
- Oscar Muñoz, a restaurant owner from Jersey City, N.J., has been held by ICE for more than a year in a detention facility located nearly four and a half hours away from his family.
- Muñoz's detention follows previous charges including burglary and criminal mischief, which were dismissed or resolved, but ICE can take custody even while charges remain unresolved, a practice more common since the Trump administration.
- The Moshannon Valley Processing Center, previously used as a federal prison, was converted into an ICE detention facility in 2021 and can accommodate up to 1,876 detainees; reports have highlighted that the conditions there are harsh, punitive, and inhumane.
- Muñoz’s teenage daughter Niomy, who will be attending Columbia University for engineering, has spoken about the emotional hardship caused by his detention, urging for his release so he can support her brother and their family. Meanwhile, Muñoz has described the difficult conditions he has endured and the pain of being separated from his loved ones.
- The case highlights broader issues as ICE detains nearly 40,000 immigrants annually, with 46% having no criminal record, under a deportation system intensified by policies from the Trump era, prompting local advocacy for immigrant protections in places like Jersey City.
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Staten Island Advance
From Taco Drive to detention: An immigrant’s 25-year American dream interrupted by ICE
By Jordan Coll | Edited by Patricia GuadalupeOscar Muñoz moved to the U.S. when he was 14 years old, not knowing where life would take him; all he knew was that he would leave it up to destiny, and then ICE came knocking.
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