LIVE: Lilian Calderon's Lawyer Harris Talks Next Steps, After ICE Defended Detention

LIVE: Lilian Calderon's Lawyer Harris Talks Next Steps, After ICE Defended Detention

Martin Harris, the lawyer for Lilian Calderon, the Rhode Island mother of two who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last month before being released, spoke to the next steps in her legal process on GoLocal LIVE. 

Responding to a federal judge’s order demanding answers as to why ICE officials detained Calderon for almost a month, an ICE official cited three reasons, according to the RI ACLU: it believed her 2002 order of removal—which she had been taking steps to address since 2016 under available regulations—rendered her a flight risk;  the “availability of bed space”; and the “lack of child care issues.” 

The official also acknowledged that Calderon could be subject to detention again after a three-month stay that ICE issued expires.

Harris spoke to what he called the "inhumane" rationale by ICE, and how he plans to fight for Calderon's case moving forward.