Prosecutor: Asylum seeker turned coyote shows 'critical need' for immigration enforcement
July 5, 2018
A federal prosecutor in Knoxville on Thursday took direct aim at the controversy over the Justice Department’s illegal immigration crackdown – pointing to the case of an asylum seeker who smuggled undocumented immigrants for money after she won temporary freedom pending her appeal.
Marlen Abigail Hernandez-Lanza, 25, sought refugee status after fleeing Honduras at the age of 22 but was denied, according to court records and statements in U.S. District Court Thursday.
But she was allowed to go free and remain in the U.S. pending a June 2019 appeal hearing.
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