The curious case of Ricardo Prada Vasquez: The Trump administration has lost a Venezuelan migrant they deported. His family cannot track him down, and the administration has not given any indication as to where he went. He's not on lists of people deported to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT. He's not in the Immigration and Customs detainee database. ICE confirms he's been sent out of the country, but nobody can say where.
Ricardo Prada Vasquez, a 32-year-old delivery guy working in Detroit, made a wrong turn onto the Ambassador Bridge, which connects the U.S. and Canada, while he was trying to deliver a McDonald's order in late January. When he tried to reenter the U.S., he was detained by American authorities, as he was only allowed one entry into the country: In November of last year, he had been admitted at a port of entry after waiting for a long time in Mexico to get an appointment through the CBP One app, now shuttered under President Donald Trump.
First, he was held at the Calhoun County Correctional Center in western Michigan. "An immigration judge granted a postponement on Feb. 3, after Mr. Prada had requested more time to find legal representation," reports The New York Times. "He failed to secure a lawyer…and was ordered deported on Feb. 27. He was transferred to an ICE facility in Ohio and then to the El Valle Detention Facility in South Texas." Then, he was deported out of the country, but nobody can say where he was sent.
