Dem Sen Duckworth Staffer Accused of Impersonating Attorney to Free Detained Illegal Alien [WATCH]

The Department of Homeland Security has notified U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth that a member of her staff is accused of falsely presenting himself as an attorney to gain access to an illegal migrant in federal custody and facilitate his release, according to a letter sent this week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Duckworth staffer accused of posing as lawyer in attempt to free illegal immigrant from ICE custody
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said a member of Senator Tammy Duckworth’s office posed as the attorney of a detained illegal immigrant to facilitate their release.… pic.twitter.com/TCMZQsBjNL

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Todd Lyons, Director of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston, outlined the allegations in a letter sent Wednesday to Duckworth.

The letter states that Edward York, listed publicly as a Constituent Outreach Coordinator in Duckworth’s Illinois office, allegedly misrepresented himself as the legal representative of a detainee identified as Jose Ismael Ayuzo-Sandoval, 40, a Mexican national with a DUI conviction and four prior deportations.

According to the letter, the incident occurred at approximately 1:29 p.m., when York entered an ICE field office lobby and spoke with a federal officer.

“In discussion with a federal officer, claimed to be Mr. Ayuzo’s attorney. Mr. York demanded to speak with his ‘client,’” the letter states.

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“This staff member allegedly did so to gain access to the detainee and seek his release from custody, and he accomplished it by falsifying an official Department of Homeland Security (DHS) form.”

DHS released surveillance video showing York inside the facility at the time of the alleged interaction.

This @SenDuckworth staff member allegedly claimed to be the lawyer of a 40-year-old illegal immigrant who had been deported to Mexico 4 times and had a DUI conviction, in order to seek his release from custody. He accomplished this by falsifying an official Department of Homeland… pic.twitter.com/R3ggCwolE6

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Lyons wrote that York met with Ayuzo-Sandoval inside the detention area, where he obtained the migrant’s signature on a G-28 form.

The G-28 authorizes an attorney or accredited representative to communicate with immigration authorities on a client’s behalf and receive official correspondence.

York later secured a release order for Ayuzo-Sandoval, but according to the letter, he submitted a G-28 form that did not include the detainee’s signature, despite having met with him in person.

ICE attempted to verify York’s status as an attorney but was unable to confirm any such credential.

“Four days later, a Suarez Law Office in Collinsville, Illinois, filed a G-2 electronically that did not have Mr. Ayuzo’s signature, even though Mr. York, who claimed to work for the law firm, had already obtained a signed form,” Lyons wrote.

“It appears as if Mr. York may have collaborated with the firm to cover his misrepresentation.”

The letter also referenced a Facebook post attributed to the Montgomery County, Illinois Democrats, which stated that a staffer had visited an ICE field office with the intention of misrepresenting himself to law enforcement and had arrived with documents and a release order.

Lyons cited the post as further evidence supporting DHS’s concerns.

ICE has requested that Duckworth’s office provide information on York’s actions, his employment status, and any internal policies relevant to the conduct described.

FOX NEWS ALERT: DHS is accusing a member of Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s (D-IL) office of fraudulently posing as an attorney in order to get a detained Mexican illegal alien released, Jose Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval, who has previously been deported four times and has a DUI conviction… pic.twitter.com/BIZ8sCRoqG

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The agency set a deadline of November 17 for Duckworth’s office to respond.

Ayuzo-Sandoval’s prior deportations and criminal history were included in the DHS summary, which noted he had been removed from the United States on four previous occasions and had a DUI conviction on record.