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Gay man<\/a> seeking asylum detained and denied release by ICE<\/b><\/p>\n

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A gay Honduran<\/a> man<\/a> held in custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for seven months has been denied release despite legal challenges to his imprisonment.<\/p>\n

Lawyers for Darwin Garcia Portillo claim his detention violates a federal court order, according to reports by Out<\/em><\/a>. Portillo, his boyfriend Oscar Juarez Hernandez, and Portillo\u2019s younger brother all fled Honduras to avoid violent persecution of queer people there. ICE detained the group in March as they crossed the border in San Diego. Officers for the immigration force separated the group, sending them to different detention facilities. A judge later granted Hernandez\u2019s release, as well as legitimate asylum. He\u2019s now taken up residency in Colorado with a family that has agreed to sponsor all three men<\/a> for citizenship.<\/p>\n

Portillo and his younger brother, however, remain in custody. This comes amid a course change by the Trump Administration<\/a> which has restored procedures for asylum seekers. The Administration had previously ordered anyone trying to cross the border should be locked up, even if they had a right to do so under US and international law. Furthermore, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled in September that ICE should consider paroling detainees on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n

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Besides his separation from his boyfriend, Portillo\u2019s detention also poses an obstacle for his younger brother, who is a minor. Federal policy states that minors must be claimed by a legal guardian to be released from ICE custody. Portillo is currently being held in Louisiana, while his younger brother is imprisoned in Texas.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been denied parole, with no justification,\u201d David Bennion, Portillo\u2019s lawyer, told ABC News<\/a>. \u201cClearly he\u2019s not a flight risk. He has a very strong network of support, which is where he\u2019ll go. He\u2019ll join his life partner, who already has asylum.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bennion also says that Portillo has been targeted by anti-LGBTQ gangs in his holding facility. \u201cDarwin has been targeted by other detainees who don\u2019t like being locked up with gay<\/a> people,\u201d he added. \u201cDarwin, and other LGBT detainees, they can\u2019t go to the bathroom by themselves; they have to take showers together to protect themselves, so they won\u2019t get beaten or raped.\u201d Bennion and Portillo\u2019s sponsorship family have also expressed fears of discrimination in court, as Louisiana has a long history of staunch anti-queer legislation and public attitudes.<\/p>\n

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