Congressional Delegation Visits Grad Student, Ph.D. Student Held in ICE Detention

"He was a friend of mine": Community questions ICE detention of local carpenter

Friends and family of Oscar Mendoza, an undocumented immigrant and carpenter in Jennings, are seeking answers after Mendoza was held in jail days after making bail, only to be transferred to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Mendoza, originally from Mexico, was booked into the Jefferson Davis Parish Consolidated Jail on January 25. Despite bail being posted on February 6, which was paid for by efforts including his neighbors sel…

Congressional delegation visits grad student, Ph.D. student held in ICE detention