ICE Detains Wisconsin Trooper at Madison AirportICE Detains Trooper Despite Pending Asylum CaseICE Enforces Overstay Rules in Trooper’s Airport Arrest
ICE detained Wisconsin State Patrol trooper Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison on November 5. His lawyers say he has a pending asylum case and valid work authorization; the Department of Homeland Security says he overstayed his permission to remain in the United States.ICE detained Wisconsin State Patrol trooper Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe at a Madison airport on November 5, despite his lawyers’ account that he has a pending asylum case and valid work authorization. DHS says he overstayed his permission to remain.ICE detained Wisconsin trooper Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe at a Madison airport on November 5. DHS says he overstayed permission to remain in the country; his attorneys say he has a pending asylum case and valid work authorization.