British-born man living in US since age of nine held by ICE under threat of deportation

Connor Read, who is married and has two children, was detained in June during residency permit interview 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. 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. Originally from Chatham, in Kent, Read moved to the US in 2007 as a child with his mother and stepfather. He attended American schools and only returned to the UK once. 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. 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