US EditionPastor and Father of 3 Arrested for Overstaying Visa a Quarter-Century Ago
MARYLAND, JUL 25 – Maryland lawmakers emphasize Pastor Espinal's 24 years in the U.S. and no criminal record while urging his release from ICE custody to reunite with family.
- Daniel Fuentes Espinal, a 54-year-old pastor and father of three, was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 21 in Easton, Maryland, due to having overstayed his visa since 2001.
- Espinal immigrated from Santa Rita, Honduras, fleeing poverty and violence, and has lived in the US illegally for 24 years while working to support his family.
- He serves as a volunteer pastor at a local Church of the Nazarene in Easton, where he is widely recognized for offering shelter, meals, and support to vulnerable individuals in the community, and has no criminal history.
- Local lawmakers called for his release in a July 23 letter condemning ICE's actions as indiscriminately targeting individuals based on skin color and undermining community safety.
- Espinal was transferred to a Louisiana immigration facility for his initial hearing, where he is expected to request bond while legal efforts continue to reunite him with family.
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN A Maryland pastor who fled Honduras to escape poverty and violence 24 years ago was arrested Monday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent for overstaying his visa, according to his family. Daniel Fuentes Espinal, a 54-year-old father of three, had just picked up a breakfast burrito from McDonald's when he noticed an unmarked vehicle following him, his daughter, Clarissa Fuentes Diaz, told CNN. While returning…
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