Nearly three weeks after immigration agents arrested a lawful permanent resident outside his Arleta home, his case has been closed and he was released from custody Friday night.
GrayLaw client Jose Luis Garcia’s case gained national attention after he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on June 10 during a three-day operation targeting public safety threats in the L.A. area. The 62-year-old has been a lawful permanent resident since 1988 and the last conviction on his record was a misdemeanor domestic violence charge from 2001.
Garcia’s immigration lawyer, Mackenzie Mackins, spoke with the prosecutor, before the case went before a judge on Friday. On Friday afternoon, Mackins said, “we won and he will be released without bond” and his case is now closed. READ MORE