ICE detains man with stage-four cancer despite permanent US residency
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- ICE detained Loreto Javar, a 76-year-old Filipino national and permanent US resident, during his citizenship interview in Washington state in June.
- Javar has stage-four prostate cancer and has lived in the United States with his wife and daughter since moving there in 1995.
- An ICE spokesperson said Javar failed to disclose a criminal conviction in the Philippines on his visa application.
Loreto Javar, a 76-year-old permanent US resident with stage-four prostate cancer, is being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Tacoma, Washington.
Federal immigration officials detained the Filipino national during his US citizenship interview in Tukwila, Washington, in June. Javar moved to the United States in 1995 and has lived there with his wife and daughter ever since.
An ICE spokesperson said Javar failed to disclose a criminal conviction in the Philippines when he applied for his visa. The case has left him in detention despite his permanent-resident status and serious illness.
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