"He did not know his appointment had been postponed, and he worried he'd get in trouble with ICE if he did not show up. "I'm following the law," A. said. "I worry that, because of this issue, I will get a deportation order." Marcos, a Venezuelan immigrant who also asked NPR only to use his first name because he has a pending immigration case, also showed up in the early hours to attend his check in."
"He did not know the facility had closed after Wednesday's attack, but had seen news of the shooting. Marcos says he never got a notification from the federal government telling him about the facility's closing until Monday. "I don't know what to do," Marcos said. "What will happen? Will ICE mark me down as absent or will they really give us a chance because they were closed?" NPR asked ICE for an answer to these questions but the agency did not respond."
Early the morning after a shooter opened fire at the ICE Dallas field office, several immigrants drove to the facility for scheduled check-ins. The shooting left one ICE detainee dead and two others injured; officials called it a targeted attack on immigration enforcement. A Colombian immigrant and a Venezuelan immigrant arrived before sunrise and said they had not received notifications that appointments were postponed or the facility closed. They said they feared missing check-ins could lead to detention or deportation because of pending cases. ICE did not respond to questions, and no agents were visible as more immigrants arrived.
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