ICE Detains Argentinian Semipro Soccer Player at Fort Lauderdale Airport
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Matías Pourrain, who spent time in Real Pilar, was arrested while traveling from Miami to Los Angeles. He was separated from an internal flight by three ICE agents and has been detained since last Thursday. "It's all legal," says his family.
Argentine soccer player detained by ICE at Florida detention center
Matias Alejandro Pourrain, 34, had been traveling with his teammates on Miami United, a semi-pro club in the United Premier Soccer League, to a playoff match in LA when he was arrested by ICE agents at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Aug. 6.
Argentine footballer Matías Alejandro Pourrain, a semi-professional player from Miami United, is in custody of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) in Florida, after being arrested by immigration agents when he was on his way to play a match with his team. ICE entry stops an Argentine footballer when he was going to travel to play a match in the U.S. was first published in Proceso Digital.
The situation of Argentine footballer Matías Pourrain became more complicated after the U.S. immigration authorities ordered him to be transferred to a higher security detention center in Florida. The 34-year-old player has been detained since last Thursday, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents separated him from a flight at Fort Lauderdale airport. Pourrain, who has spent time in Real Pilar, is currently playing at Club Lyon FC…
A 34-year-old Argentine footballer has been placed in an American immigration police detention centre and is now at risk of deportation due to a visa problem.
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