Immigration judge denies bond for man detained by ICE after nearly dying in Iowa shooting
An immigration judge has denied bond to a man who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since he sought police help as the victim of a near-fatal shooting in Iowa months ago. The ruling means Felipe de Jesus Hernandez Marcelo will remain jailed pending deportation proceedings. He acknowledges he entered the country illegally in 2021 from Mexico. Hernandez has been in ICE custody since June 24, days after he nearly died from gunshot wounds he sustained when people tried to rob him in Muscatine, Iowa. A growing number of crime victims are facing arrest and deportation during the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown, after ICE rescinded protections for them. Hernandez is applying for a special visa for crime victims.
