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The Guardian - US
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Rita Omokha

US homeland security reverses support for Ice detainee’s sexual assault claims

The Department of Homeland Security logo in Washington DC.
‘I feel that they are making a mockery of me and what happened to me by reversing their decision,’ said Domingo. Photograph: Pablo Martínez Monsiváis/AP

One day after a story was published by the Guardian, Andres Domingo’s lawyer, Kenia Garcia, received a notification from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinding the substantiated conclusion from its investigation into the Guatemalan native’s multiple sexual assault allegations at the Krome detention center.

Reviewed by the Guardian, the report’s reversal means Domingo can no longer qualify for a U-visa. The U nonimmigrant status allows victims of sex crimes or any crime that leads to mental and psychological suffering or abuse to remain in the US.

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