Summary
Nathaniel Rojas, who has a green card and is the boyfriend of a New York city official, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on August 28. Authorities say they are seeking to revoke his green card due to his felony convictions, including grand larceny. He has been held in a jail in Orange County for the past two weeks.
Key Facts
- Nathaniel Rojas has a green card and is from the Dominican Republic.
- Rojas was detained by ICE agents on August 28 in the Bronx.
- He shares an apartment with Wendy Garcia, a New York Department of Correction's deputy commissioner.
- After his arrest, Rojas was taken to 26 Federal Plaza and then to a jail in Orange County.
- Federal officials want to revoke his green card due to felony convictions.
- The Department of Homeland Security stated that a green card can be revoked if U.S. laws are broken.
