Relatives of José Córdova López demand his release after an ICE operation in Eagleville, Pennsylvania. DHS says his visa expired in 2021 and he faces a DUI charge in 2025
Table of Contents
- Relatives of José Córdova López demand his release after an ICE operation in Eagleville, Pennsylvania. DHS says his visa expired in 2021 and he faces a DUI charge in 2025
- Impact on the family
- Department of Homeland Security Response
- Local police deny involvement in the operation
- Complaints from community organizations
Video Family of Mexican immigrant detained by ICE demands his release
EAGLEVILLE, Pensilvania.- Family members of José Manuel Córdova López, a detained Mexican immigrant, They demonstrated together with immigrant advocacy organizations to demand his release and question the way Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents ( ICE) carried out the operation that culminated in his arrest on February 9.
With tears in their eyes, her cousins described what happened the day she Federal agents burst into family home in Eaglevillein Montgomery County.
“I felt like it was the only place where I could protect my family,” said Guadalupe López, who was in the house during the operation.
According to the family, The intervention lasted more than five hours and left material damage to the property.
“They totally destroyed my house, inside and out. They destroyed the door. They didn’t care about anything, they didn’t care about my children,” said Brenda López, the detainee’s cousin.
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Impact on the family
In the house there were two minors, ages 8 and 13. According to the family, the children have not returned to school since the incident and have been receiving emotional support.
Córdova López, a Mexican national, arrived in the United States in search of “a better future”, according to his cousin.
The family confirmed that He already had his first appearance before an immigration court. “He said that he had gone to court and that the court had said that he had no criminal charge,” Brenda López said, although they did not offer more details about the process.
Department of Homeland Security Response
In written response to a request for information, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicated that Córdova López was accused in 2025 of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and that your visa expired on December 19, 2021.
“He decided to stay longer than his visa allowed,” the agency said in the statement.
The family declined to comment on the accusation related to the driving under the influence of drugs case.
Local police deny involvement in the operation
He Lower Providence Police Department stated that it did not participate or collaborate in the immigration operationcontrary to what the family maintains.
In a statement, the police indicated that their intervention “was limited to responding to a vehicle accident and maintaining public order.”
Complaints from community organizations
During the press conference, The organizations present demanded the immediate release of Córdova Lópezthe cancellation of the deportation proceedings, the dismissal of the agents involved and compensation for the physical, emotional and material damages alleged by the family.
Additionally, they asked Montgomery County and Lower Providence Township authorities to approve reception policies to protect the immigrant community.
The case continues to be processed in the immigration system.
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