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Deportation of Pedro after ICE check in prompts protests in Iowa
Pedro recalls a routine July 1 ICE check in Cedar Rapids that led to detention and deportation to Guatemala by July 7. Families rally in Iowa City outside federal court in Cedar Rapids demanding intervention from Senators Grassley Ernst and Rep. Hinson. A Muscatine man Noel Lopez faces possible deportation. protesters press officials for action while Pedro stays with his mother in Guatemala and hopes to return to the United States.
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Pedro
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office
Cedar Rapids
Guatemala
Muscatine County
Des Moines
Omaha
Louisiana
Iowa
Iowa City
Escucha Minoz
United States
Federal
Sens
Chuck Grassley
Joni Ernst
Ashley Hinson
Noel Lopez
Washington County
Lopez
Ernst
Noel
Pascual Pedro
Francisco Pedro Diego
Pascual
West Liberty
Savannah Blake
the Gazette
Guillermo Trevino
Saint Joseph Catholic Church
Cedar Rapids Federal Building
Father Trevino