British-born man living in US since age of nine held by ICE under threat of deportation
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Federal agents were standing guard at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
Federal agents standing guard at Delaney Hall, an immigration detention facility, in Newark, New Jersey. Photograph: Julius Constantine Motal/The Guardian
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A British-born man who has lived in the US since he was nine years old has been held in an ICE detention facility for more than a month and a half under threat of deportation, it has been reported.
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Connor Read was taken by ICE agents in Tampa, Florida on 3 June 2026.
Connor Read, 29, was taken by ICE agents after he was invited to a green card (residency permit) interview in Tampa, Florida, on 3 June, and separated from his wife, Jaelin, 25, and his three-year-old twin sons Ryder and Ozzie.
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Connor Read was separated from his wife Jaelin and his twin sons Ryder and Ozzie.
Connor Read, 29, was taken by ICE agents after he was invited to a green card (residency permit) interview in Tampa, Florida, on 3 June, and separated from his wife, Jaelin, 25, and his three-year-old twin sons Ryder and Ozzie.
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Connor Read moved to the United States in 2007 with his mother and stepfather.
Originally from Chatham, in Kent, Read moved to the US in 2007 as a child with his mother and stepfather.
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Connor Read attended American schools.
He attended American schools and only returned to the UK once.
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Connor Read returned to the United Kingdom once.
He attended American schools and only returned to the UK once.
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Connor Read was subject to a removal order in 2011.
According to the Times, he was subject to a removal order in 2011 but at the age of 16 was granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) status, a policy that provides deportation relief and work permits to eligible individuals who entered the US as children.
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Connor Read was granted DACA status at age 16.
According to the Times, he was subject to a removal order in 2011 but at the age of 16 was granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) status, a policy that provides deportation relief and work permits to eligible individuals who entered the US as children.
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But while under Daca status Read reportedly gained minor convictions, including for possession of narcotic equipment, possession of liquor and resisting an officer, that have now led to him being deemed a “criminal illegal alien” by the Trump administration.
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The Trump administration deemed Connor Read a “criminal illegal alien”.
But while under Daca status Read reportedly gained minor convictions, including for possession of narcotic equipment, possession of liquor and resisting an officer, that have now led to him being deemed a “criminal illegal alien” by the Trump administration.
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At age 22 Connor Read was unable to renew his DACA status because of the narcotic charge.
The Times reported that because of the narcotic charge, at the age of 22, Read was unable to renew his Daca status.
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Connor Read met Jaelin on a dating app in 2020.
He met Jaelin on a dating app in 2020, when his immigration status was unsettled.
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Connor Read and Jaelin tried to apply for a green card.
Having married, the couple tried to apply for a green card.
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On 3 June, Read was invited to attend a green card meeting at the federal immigration building in Tampa.
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Four ICE agents arrested Connor Read and removed him from the building.
In the interview room, four ICE agents arrested him and removed him from the building.
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Immigration officials told Jaelin Read that her husband would not be coming home.
Immigration officials told Jaelin Read that her husband would not be coming home.
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Connor Read was taken to Pinellas County Jail in Florida.
He was taken to Pinellas county jail, in Florida, where he spent eight days in a shared cell, and was then flown to an ICE detention centre in Louisiana.
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Connor Read spent eight days in a shared cell at Pinellas County Jail.
He was taken to Pinellas county jail, in Florida, where he spent eight days in a shared cell, and was then flown to an ICE detention centre in Louisiana.
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Connor Read was flown to an ICE detention centre in Louisiana.
He was taken to Pinellas county jail, in Florida, where he spent eight days in a shared cell, and was then flown to an ICE detention centre in Louisiana.
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Connor Read is appealing against his final removal order.
He is appealing against his final removal order but has been told a decision may take up to six months.
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Connor Read has been told a decision may take up to six months.
He is appealing against his final removal order but has been told a decision may take up to six months.
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Connor Michael Read was arrested on 3 June 2026 by ICE law enforcement in Tampa, Florida.
An ICE spokesperson told the Times: “Connor Michael Read, a criminal illegal alien of the United Kingdom, was arrested on 3 June 2026 by the ICE law enforcement in Tampa, Florida.
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“His criminal history includes convictions for possession of narcotic equipment, possession of liquor and resisting an officer.
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Connor Read was issued a final order of removal by an Orlando immigration judge in January 2011.
“He was issued a final order of removal, issued by an Orlando, Florida, immigration judge from January 2011.
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“Read entered the United States on 21 November 2007, through the Orlando international airport as a non-immigrant with an F-2 visa, as a dependent of an F-1 non-immigrant student.
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After a violation of the terms of their visa, Connor Read was placed into removal proceedings.
“After a violation of the terms of their visa, Read was placed into removal proceedings.
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ICE, under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, is targeting the worst of the worst.
“Under President Trump and [homeland security] secretary Mullin, ICE is targeting the worst of the worst.
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“Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the US.”
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