WA High School Teacher Detained by ICE, District Confirms

Theater manager at Kirkland high school detained by ICE

Fernando Rocha entered the United States in 2018 on a tourist visa and had a pending asylum claim, his lawyer said.

ICE Seattle arrests illegal immigrant high school teacher wanted in Brazil for theft

According to ICE, Alves-Rocha is actively wanted by law enforcement authorities in Brazil for an alleged theft he committed before fleeing to the United States, raising concerns about Washington state hiring him as a school employee.

Easton minister detained by ICE

EASTON — A beloved Easton minister was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, taken to Salisbury and is now at the Baltimore ICE detention center where he is awaiting his next transfer, according to his daughter.

WA high school teacher detained by ICE, district confirms

A teacher from Juanita High School has been taken into custody by immigration officials.

ICE arrest of high school theater manager raises questions on immigration verification in school hiring

KIRKLAND—Fernando Rocha, theater manager at Juanita High School in Kirkland, was arrested by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as first reported by independent journalist, and senior fellow with Discovery Institute, Jonathan Choe on Sunday, July 20. Rocha’s arrest by ICE may signal a loophole in the Keep Washington Working Act that may now place students at risk when it comes to federal immigration status verificatio…