‘He’s free to go’: Mexican man says he’s hopeful for future
TACOMA, Wash. — Their hug was silent, their smiles broad.
A Mexican man who had been arrested despite his participation in a program designed to prevent the deportation of those brought to the U.S. illegally as children walked free after more than six weeks in custody.
Daniel Ramirez Medina, 24, is facing deportation proceedings but greeting his brother — also a participant in the program — on Wednesday in the lobby of the Federal Detention Center in Tacoma marked the culmination of weeks of legal fighting.
“He’s free to go,” a guard told them.