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Maya Yang

ICE holds man with stage 4 cancer in detention despite permanent US residency

aerial view of people exercising at a detention center
Detainees exercise in an outdoor recreation area at the Northwest ICE processing center on 2 May 2025 in Tacoma, Washington. Photograph: David Ryder/Getty Images

A 76-year-old man holding permanent US residency and grappling with stage four prostate cancer is reportedly being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention in Tacoma, Washington.

Federal immigration officials detained Loreto Javar during his US citizenship interview in Tukwila, Washington, in June. Javar, a Filipino national, moved to the US in 1995 and has lived in the country with his wife and daughter ever since.

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