ICE detained a Michigan doctor who left Poland in 1979, and his family wants to know why

[mobeau69]

Dr. Lukasz R. Niec was five years old when his parents fled Poland with their two children in 1979, his sister says.

Now he's a respected doctor in Michigan, with a family of his own. He was enjoying a day off at his lakeside home near Kalamazoo last Tuesday when US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took him away in handcuffs.

Now, his family fears he faces deportation to a country he's never known.

"He doesn't even speak Polish," his sister, Iwona Niec-Villaire, told CNN affiliate WOOD. "He doesn't know anyone, he wouldn't know where to go." Niec received a temporary green card and later became a lawful permanent resident, the Washington Post reported.


More: https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/us/michigan-doctor-detained-ice/index.html


Mueller and 2018 are our last best hopes.

[Vinca]

1. This especially pisses me off considering we have a doctor shortage in this country.

Why would they pick up a person who is a permanent resident?????

[mn9driver]

2. This is a crude ploy directed by the White House. Bet on it.

By targeting a wealthy, white green card holder, they insulate themselves from accusations of racism. ICE isn’t providing a reason for this because there is no reason other than Trumpist insanity.

[DBoon]

3. Because they can

They choose the most unlikely, most sympathetic target to show their cruelty has no mercy, and that every immigrant should fear them

[COLGATE4]

4. They based it on 2 misdemeanor convictions the Doctor

had when he was 17. Although he attended a diversion program that sealed his record at the State level the Feds do not recognize that. Those convictions are grounds for removal.