NYC Council Employee Detained by ICE, Faces Court Hearing Amidst Outrage

ICE Detention of City Council Analyst

• 📌 A data analyst for the NYC Council, Raphael Bahorquez, has been in ICE detention since Monday.
• 💡 Bahorquez, a 53-year-old from Venezuela, entered the US in 2017 on a tourist visa and was arrested for assault, according to ICE.
• ⚠️ ICE states he had no work authorization and no legal right to be in the US.

Political and Legal Response

• 🗣️ State and local leaders, including City Council Speaker Julie Mannon and Mayor Eric Adams, have expressed outrage over his detainment.
• ⚖️ Mannon asserts Bahorquez was legally authorized to work until October and has demanded his release.
• 📄 Immigration lawyers have filed a petition stating Bahorquez has no criminal record.

Upcoming Court Appearance

• 🗓️ Bahorquez is due back in court today at noon in lower Manhattan.
• 📢 Protests against ICE detention are expected to continue, including one outside City Hall.