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Friday, November 06, 2026

Van Der Merwe told ICE officers he had a work permit and a pending asylum application. "According to Van Der Merwe, the officers said they did not care, placed him in handcuffs and shackles, and transported him to immigration detention in Dodge County," the law firm said.

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The Department of Homeland Security said ICE arrested him during a targeted enforcement operation at the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison. DHS said he came to the U.S. legally in March 2019 and only had permission to stay until September of 2019. "DHS reversed the horrendous Biden-era policy that allowed aliens in our country illegally to jet around our country. Under President Trump, DHS will no longer tolerate this. This administration is working diligently to ensure that aliens in our country illegally can no longer fly unless it is out of our country to self-deport," the spokesperson said.

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Got a feeling that once Trump isn't president anymore he'll be self deporting if he's still upright, and his family will also be self departing what a day that will be.

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