Student detained by ICE may jeopardize graduation; community demands his release

AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin high school senior who has lived in the United States since he was 11 is being held at an immigration detention center after a traffic stop, drawing calls for his release now from U.S. Rep. Greg Casar. Luis Fernando Cabrera, a senior at Northeast Early College High School in Austin, is being held at the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center in Karnes City, Texas. His family says he was detained following a traffic stop earlier this month involving the Texas Department of Public Safety. Casar, a Democrat who represents the Austin area, criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement and urged Fernando Cabrera's release. “They're sending students that are trying to graduate to detention centers. And the most that ICE can say about it is that you should leave the country after you've gone to elementary school here, middle school here, and are about to graduate from high school here and go to community college. I mean, give me a break,” Casar said. _________________________________________ Follow WCYB on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@news5wcyb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/news5wcyb/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/news5wcyb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/news5wcyb/ Have a tip? Email us at [email protected] Have a video or photo you want to share? Upload it to https://wcyb.com/chimein WCYB is a TN based station and NBC and FOX Television affiliate, and WEMT is a TN based station and ROAR affiliate, owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.7% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates. #wcyb #tricities #localnews #news5wcyb #virginia #bristol #virginianews