US EditionRep. Ashley Hinson Defends Deportation of West Liberty Man with No Criminal Background
IOWA, JUL 10 – Supporters and faith leaders demand justice for Pascual Pedro who was deported despite no criminal record after seven years in Iowa; a 135-page legal petition was filed to halt removal.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained and deported 20-year-old Pascual Pedro Pedro from West Liberty, Iowa, to Guatemala in early July 2025.
- Pedro, originally from Guatemala, entered the United States at 13 years old alongside his father under a form of conditional supervision, but he was subject to a final deportation order.
- Supporters and faith leaders organized prayer vigils and protests, claiming Pedro was denied due process despite his compliance and no criminal record.
- Pedro’s immigration lawyer submitted a detailed 135-page petition requesting a halt to his deportation after Pedro had already been sent to Guatemala, while Senator Chuck Grassley acknowledged the situation but emphasized that immigration enforcement falls under the executive branch’s authority.
- The case has sparked ongoing demonstrations and calls for intervention, highlighting tensions over immigration policy and enforcement in Iowa.
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ICE Deports Iowa Parishioner to Guatemala Homeland as Supporters Pray for His Release
Agents with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detain a man after conducting a raid at the Cedar Run apartment complex in Denver Feb. 5, 2025. . (Photo: OSV News photo/Kevin Mohatt, Reuters) by Barb Arland-Fye (OSV News) – Hours after a July 6 prayer vigil that Bishop Dennis G. Walsh of Davenport, Iowa, led for immigrant construction worker Pascual Pedro Pedro, Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities deported the 20-year-old West Li…
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Rep. Ashley Hinson defends deportation of West Liberty man with no criminal background
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson defended the deportation of a West Liberty man who was sent to Guatemala earlier this week.
Hinson defends deportation of West Liberty man with no criminal background
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson defended the deportation of a West Liberty, Iowa, man who was sent to Guatemala earlier this week, despite not having a criminal record and having consistently complied with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requirements.Pascual…
Community Members Protest Deportation of Pascual Pedro in Davenport - The Daily Iowan
After a West Liberty man was deported, more than 100 people protested in front of the Davenport office’s of Iowa Republican U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, and U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks on Thursday to demand his release back into the country. He was deported to Guatemala where he is living with his mother. His family attended the protest alongside community members like his priest from the St. Joseph Catholic Church in West Li…
Congresswoman Hinson says deported West Liberty man was given due process - Radio Iowa
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson talked today about the 20-year-old man from West Liberty who was deported back to Guatemala after seven years in Iowa. Hinson says she supports President Trump’s call to deport criminal first. “And I think that should be a priority, but that doesn’t mean that people who are here illegally, who are […]
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