A man who was in the country illegally was arrested in China Grove, Texas, and placed in an unmarked vehicle around 5:30 p.m. on July 6 following a traffic stop. The China Grove Police Department conducted the initial traffic stop, and an ICE spokesperson initially denied ICE’s involvement in the arrest.
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However, China Grove Police Chief Ralph Sramek said that ICE was contacted and assumed the encounter, and any further enforcement action was handled by ICE. After KSAT sent a photo of the arrest to ICE, they replied that it was not an ICE operation. But later, an ICE spokesperson confirmed that ICE immigration officers designated under the 287(g) program arrested Manuel Rabago Najera, a 61-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico, during an enforcement action in China Grove, Texas.
ICE records indicate that Najera entered the United States illegally at an unknown date and time. KSAT is in touch with Najera’s family, who confirmed he is in the country illegally.
Original reporting: San Antonio, TX News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
