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Judge Orders Release of Opelika Mexican Restaurant Manager Detained in ICE Raids

OPELIKA, ALABAMA, AUG 4 – Judge found insufficient evidence to link Isaac Fernandez-Lopez to hiring undocumented workers at El Patron, dismissing harboring charges based solely on employment allegations.

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A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of former Opelika El Patron kitchen manager Isaac Fernandez-Lopez, one of several Alabama restaurant workers arrested in last month’s federal raids.

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Judge orders release of Opelika Mexican restaurant manager detained in ICE raids

A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of former Opelika El Patron kitchen manager Isaac Fernandez-Lopez, one of several Alabama restaurant workers arrested in last month’s federal raids.

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Judge finds no probable cause El Patron manager employed or harbored aliens

A federal judge ruled the U.S. government lacked sufficient evidence that a kitchen manager at El Patron employed illegal immigrants.

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