No deportation date for Bolivian immigrant tabbed for Congo

By: Lyle Muller

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 706

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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José Yugar-Cruz, the Bolivian immigrant targeted by federal officials for deportation to the Democratic Republic of Congo, does not know when he would be deported, members of Escucha Mi Voz Iowa said Tuesday.

Motions aimed at winning his release offer hope that he will not be deported at all. However, he remains in jail while all of the legal work takes place.

“This government is interfering with my process. They want to deport me …

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