On Thursday, a prosecutor announced in local court that the state was dropping criminal charges against Duran related to the arrest at the protest.
Two men in plainclothes, possibly Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, had watched from the back of Judge Bill Anderson's courtroom during the appearance at the criminal justice center at 201 Poplar.
"Unfortunately, ICE was waiting for him in the courtroom," advocacy group Latino Memphis tweeted Thursday afternoon. "He is currently with ICE."
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TN: Spanish language reporter arrested, being deported.
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TN: Spanish language reporter arrested, being deported.
Going to a pro-illegal immigration protest as an illegal alien and getting yourself arrested....they're not sending their best.
Re: TN: Spanish language reporter arrested, being deported.
Hilarious!“It is unacceptable and un-American for a journalist to be arrested for doing his job," Lisa Sherman-Nikolaus, policy director at the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, said in a statement.
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