Lynn teenager taken into ICE custody, despite legal status, reunited with family
Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker announced Friday that the assault and battery charges against Barrera will be dismissed.
Lynn 18-year-old who allegedly pushed her brother during an argument is now in ICE custody
Zeneyda Barrera, who born in Nicaragua and has legal work status, was detained by ICE after she was released from Lynn District Court.
A Lynn teen pushed her brother during a fight. Then ICE took her
A Lynn teenager sits in a jailhouse on Wednesday with her future in the U.S. in doubt after federal immigration authorities apprehended her at a Massachusetts courthouse where she faced a single misdemeanor charge. Her charge: pushing her brother during an argument over a cell phone.
Immigration experts call ICE detention of Lynn teen 'shocking'
"It's shocking to me," immigration lawyer Randy Feldman said. "It's unusual that federal immigration resources would be expended for a case like this."
Mass. teen arrested, placed in ICE custody despite legal status, lawyer says
A Lynn, Massachusetts, teen was arrested following a domestic dispute, and shortly after placed in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, police said.
Prosecutors drop charges against Lynn teen detained by ICE
Essex County prosecutors moved Friday to drop criminal charges against a Lynn teenager who was accused of pushing her brother during a fight.
Massachusetts teen detained by ICE at Cumberland County Jail released
A teenage asylum applicant who lives in Massachusetts has been released from the Cumberland County Jail, where she was held earlier this week at the request of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce confirmed Saturday morning.
Mass. teenager taken into ICE custody reunited with family
Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker announced Friday that the assault and battery charges against Barrera will be dismissed.
Lynn teenager released from ICE custody after charges dropped, Mass. rep says
Zeneyda Barrera, a teenager from Lynn who federal immigration officials held in custody, was released on Friday and is back with her family, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-6th District, confirmed with MassLive.
Massachusetts teen arrested & placed in ICE custody but held in Maine
Zeneyda Barrera, 18, was arrested at her home in Lynn Monday morning after a neighbor heard a commotion. Barrera is accused of pushing her 12-year-old brother during an argument over a cellphone, according to a Lynn Police Department report.
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Essex County DA Drops Charges Against Lynn Teen and Advocates for Youth Diversion
The Essex County DA dropped charges against Zeneyda Barrera, preventing further prosecution and potential ICE implications.
A teenager allegedly shoved her brother in an argument over a cellphone. Now she’s in ICE custody.
ICE agents detained a Lynn teenager on Monday who was taken into custody by police after allegedly pushing her 12-year-old ...
DA drops criminal charge that landed 18-year-old North Shore woman in ICE custody
The young woman was arrested Monday on a charge of assault and battery on a family or household member and swiftly taken into ...
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Teen Immigrant Faces Deportation After Getting Into Fight with Kid Brother Over Cellphone
Massachusetts teen Zeneyda Barrera faces deportation after a sibling dispute led to her arrest and unexpected ICE custody, as ...
The damage one needless ICE arrest can do
One needless ICE detention can do immense harm. And that’s just how some people like it. Early Monday morning, a neighbor called police because Zeneyda Barrera, an 18 year old junior at Lynn English ...
ICE arrests in Mass. courthouses likely to continue under Trump administration
A Lynn teen made headlines this week when she was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the city’s courthouse ...