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Roosevelt High School Student Detained by ICE Ahead of Graduation to Self Deport to Guatemala

Alvaro Castro Velasquez, detained weeks before graduation due to immigration status changes, spent over three months in custody and now considers voluntary return to Guatemala, his attorney said.

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Superintendent of Roosevelt School District, Dr. Shawn Wightman, told Eyewitness News that Alvaro Velasquez's diploma and gown are still sitting in his office.

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Roosevelt High School student detained by ICE ahead of graduation to self deport to Guatemala

Superintendent of Roosevelt School District, Dr. Shawn Wightman, told Eyewitness News that Alvaro Velasquez's diploma and gown are still sitting in his office.

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ICE on Long Island: Roosevelt High School student Alvaro Castro Velasquez detained weeks before graduation

Alvaro Castro Velasquez, 19, was to graduate with his class on June 27. Instead, he was in a detention facility on the other end of the country.

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