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St. Louis, Missouri. An asylum seeker taken at a routine check-in
One case on the Other Crises door. This page is this case's own record, kept by the family case desk for Rafael Nuñez Penna from the public record. Names stay off this door unless the family puts them there itself.
St. Louis, Missouri. An asylum seeker taken at a routine check-in. Reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on October 17, 2026; found October 25, 2026. A Nicaraguan man who entered at a port of entry in November 2022 and applied for refugee status complied with weekly phone check-ins and in-person check-ins every two months. He was detained at a routine check-in at the downtown St. Louis ICE office in August 2026, and no reason was ever given. He is now released, homeless, and working for a landscaping company. His wife and son remain in Nicaragua. This desk notes the shape plainly: Missouri, asylum pending, every check-in kept, taken anyway. It is Rafael's shape in another family's life. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 17, 2026.
Updates
October 25, 2026: this case was found in the public reporting and its record was opened on the Other Crises door. This page is updated as the public record changes; every update carries its own date.
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