Updated
Updated · WDBJ · Aug 7
DHS Details ICE Detention of Roanoke Kitchen Manager After August 4 Arrest, Citing 3 Illegal Entries
Updated
Updated · WDBJ · Aug 7

DHS Details ICE Detention of Roanoke Kitchen Manager After August 4 Arrest, Citing 3 Illegal Entries

2 articles · Updated · WDBJ · Aug 7

Summary

  • August 4 set the chain in motion: Roanoke County police arrested Selvin Alfredo Ramos Perez for public intoxication, and ICE took custody after the county jail honored a detainer.
  • DHS said Perez, a Guatemalan national, will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings and described him as having entered the United States illegally three times.
  • His record listed by DHS includes two traffic offenses, two public-order crimes, fraud by false statement, impersonation, DUI and a hit-and-run arrest.
  • The agency said Perez accepted voluntary departure in 2011, was ordered removed again in 2015 and was physically removed by ICE in October 2017 before reentering once more.
  • DHS framed the case as part of broader enforcement under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, saying nearly 70% of ICE arrests involve migrants charged with or convicted of U.S. crimes.

Insights

How does a minor public intoxication charge suddenly unravel a beloved local chef's twelve-year life in America?
Can a community's desperate support save a highly valued kitchen manager facing severe federal consequences for past violations?