Detroit-area elected officials call for release of Venezuelan asylum seekers detained in Hazel Park

Two Amazon Flex workers were arrested in ICE raid in Hazel Park, Michigan

Both men are reportedly asylum seekers and hold Temporary Protected Status. Their seizure occurred in full view of witnesses and the permission of Amazon security.

Detroit-area elected officials call for release of Venezuelan asylum seekers detained in Hazel Park

North Lake Processing Center | Mary Minnick photoSens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) and Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Twp.), Rep. Veronica Paiz (D-Harper Woods) and Detroit Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero have sent a letter to the ICE Detroit Field Director calling for the release of two Michigan residents who were detained on Feb. 2 by ICE in Hazel Park, at or near an Amazon facility. Both were Amazon Flex drivers on their way to the facility…