"Othmane said that prior to the arrest he was in the process of obtaining an I-130 petition, which would allow him to stay in the country by qualifying his marriage to Alrashid - a U.S. citizen. The couple wed in March. Othmane said he provided the agents with a receipt of his green card application but was ignored and ordered to get out of the car."
"He was brought to the downtown Los Angeles ICE facility known as B-18, or "the basement," a temporary immigration processing center. According to the Pasadena-based Barcena Law Offices, "this is where people go to be detained for less than 12 hours ... [and] are either released or deported." But Othmane's stay was many times longer than that. The Pasadena resident said he waited 12 hours just to be processed into the facility."
Rami Othmane, a 43-year-old Pasadena resident and green-card applicant, was driving to the supermarket when a car began following and then blocked his way. Masked agents in unmarked cars ordered him from his vehicle and took his wallet despite his showing ID and a receipt for his green card application. He was taken to the downtown Los Angeles ICE facility known as B-18, a temporary processing center where detainees are normally held fewer than 12 hours, yet he was detained for 13 days. Othmane has a brain tumor and was pursuing an I-130 petition through his U.S. citizen spouse, Dr. Wafaa Alrashid. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not comment.
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