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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Arizona lawmakers and local activists are calling for the release of a Tucson woman who was detained by ICE on Monday, May 18.
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Karla Toledo, a DACA recipient, was taken into custody at her Tucson home. Several people claimed ICE entered the home without a warrant and refused to produce one.
Rep. Adelita Grijalva said she visited Toledo at an ICE holding facility in Tucson after her arrest.
13 News has reached out to ICE for details about charges Toledo may be facing. As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, we have not heard back, but they promised they were working on a statement.
“I just got done visiting with Karla Toledo at an ICE facility in Tucson,” Grijalva said in a release Monday. “Karla is a DACA recipient with legal status in this country who is a beloved member of our community that serves on local boards and volunteers her time helping others.”
Grijalva said agents entered Toledo’s home without a warrant and said she is calling on ICE to release Toledo immediately. She said her office left paperwork for Toledo, who is physically OK, to fill out.
“ICE’s blatant disregard for the rule of law and due process is outrageous and completely out of line,” she said. “We live in a country where everyone has constitutional rights, no matter how hard ICE tries to trample on them. Karla must be released immediately, and ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.”
Several groups, including Scholarships A-Z and the Party of Socialism & Liberation, hosted an emergency protest Monday demanding the release of Toledo, whom they called an anti-ICE activist. It was held at the ICE field office at 6431 South Country Club Road.
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PSL Tucson claimed that ICE said Toldeo was “detained based on a legal requirement that doesn’t even exist.”
Scholarships A-Z Executive Director Carolina Silva said she has known Toledo for five years. She said Toledo has lived in the U.S. since she was only 1 year old and has become a member of the Tucson community.
“She’s an influencer, she’s a caretaker for her younger sister, she’s worked at various nonprofits, always helping the community,” Silva said.
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Silva said Toledo has no criminal history, but 13 News has not been able to confirm that.
“This is just really upsetting. Karla has lived here her whole life and should have this protection, so I think it’s really concerning to see that that protection isn’t being taken into account; it’s being violated, and she was, right, forcefully removed without reason,” Silva said.
Attorney says travel permit use may be basis for detention
Mo Goldman is an immigration attorney assigned to Toledo’s case.
He said Toledo’s DACA status was up to date but believes ICE may have been justifying her arrest due to trips she made out of the country. He said she was issued a travel permit to leave the U.S., called advance parole, but said there aren’t clear requirements about how many times it can be used.
“Apparently, that was their basis for detaining her: that she used it more than one time,” Goldman said.
He said the backlog of DACA renewals also makes it hard to determine what is and isn’t allowed for DACA recipients.
“Part of the problem is that she filed for DACA as an extension, and the U.S. immigration service has been sitting on it for months, like many others, and it’s forcing people to ultimately not be in that DACA-protected status,” Goldman said.
ICE has not responded to requests for comment or shared where Toledo is currently being held. Silva said they’ll continue advocating for Toledo’s release and hope to bring her back to her family soon.
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