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Ugandan minister Steven Tendo, who faced brutal torture abroad, detained by ICE in Vermont
- Steven Tendo, a Ugandan minister and asylum seeker living in Vermont, was detained by ICE outside a health care facility where he works.
- Tendo was transported to an ICE facility in Manchester, New Hampshire, and was in custody at the Strafford County Jail in Dover by Wednesday evening.
- Tendo’s attorneys are pursuing legal challenges in New Hampshire to seek his release.
- Supporters and advocates say Tendo faced torture and persecution in Uganda, and his asylum case has been ongoing for years.
- Tendo’s detention prompted a rally outside a St. Albans ICE facility with about 50 participants.
- Vermont’s lawmakers urged that Tendo be allowed to return to Vermont and receive due process.
- Tendo’s asylum case was rejected in 2019 after a federal judge cited inconsistencies, according to court records.
- Tendo previously faced a potential deportation at Brownsville’s Port Isabel Detention Center in 2020 before a reprieve.
- Tendo’s case has drawn support from international human rights groups and several members of Congress.
- Tendo’s detention follows a routine ICE check-in scheduled for Friday, according to his union.
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