On January 12, 2026, DHS/ICE detained Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez, a 53-year-old Venezuelan New York City Council data analyst, during a routine immigration appointment in Nassau County. Explaining the arrest, DHS declared that he overstayed a 2017 tourist visa, lacked work authorization, and had a prior assault arrest, justifying the custody as targeting a “criminal illegal alien.”
The arrest sparked outrage from NYC leaders, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Council Speaker Julie Menin, and AG Letitia James, who demanded his immediate release, calling it an assault on democracy, government overreach, and attacks on public servants. Nonetheless, Bohorquez remains in an ICE facility in Manhattan amid conflicting claims about his legal status.
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