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Wisconsin state patrol trooper detained by ICE released from custody

ICE enforcement [ice_general]. <p>Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe immigrated to US at 14 and has been waiting seven years for asylum case to be heard</p><p>A Wisconsin state patrol trooper, whom federal immigration agents detained on Thursday at an airport, has been released from their custody.</p><p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents approa

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    The Guardian

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    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/07/wisconsin-state-trooper-ice-released
    “<p>Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe immigrated to US at 14 and has been waiting seven years for asylum case to be heard</p><p>A Wisconsin state patrol trooper, whom federal immigration agents detained on Thursday at an airport, has been released from their custody.</p><p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents approached Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe, a South African national, as he waited to board a domestic flight, according to his law firm Christopher &amp; De León.</p> <a href="https://www.the”