After weeks in ICE detention, Austin ISD senior Luis Fernando Cabrera Chavarria returned home Wednesday night to an emotional reunion with his sister and 2-year-old nephew after a federal judge ordered his release ahead of graduation.
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Austin ISD senior detained by ICE to be released following judge’s order
A federal judge ruled Northeast Early College High School senior Luis Fernando Cabrera Chavarria be released by the end of the week, in time for his high school graduation in June.
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Detained Austin ISD senior fights to graduate as ICE custody stretches on
Austin ISD will allow detained Northeast Early College High School student Luis Fernando Cabrera Chavarria to complete coursework from ICE custody. Detained since May 1, Chavarria is awaits a ruling on his future.
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Where’s Nano?: Austin ISD student detained by ICE weeks before graduating
An Austin ISD senior’s detention has shaken classmates, church members and a family awaiting his graduation.
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Austinites demand police, city leaders do more to resist ICE
A public meeting billed as a “conversation” about Austin Police and immigration enforcement sounded more like a protest for much of Thursday night, as shouting and heckling laid bare a community divide over how forcefully the progressive city of Austin should resist the Trump administration’s deportation push. The meeting was held to address policy changes the […]
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As ICE activities ramp up, activists demand less APD cooperation
Hundreds turned out Tuesday to protest at City Hall following a recent ICE detention in Southwest Austin
