- MEDIUM
- Regulatory
- Tier 1
- Hard News
Federal judge orders ICE to release Canadian dentist working in Minnesota
- Source
- Becker's Dental + DSO Review
- Author
- Ariana Portalatin
- Originally at
- beckersdental.com(opens in a new tab)
Summary and scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol. Not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Minnesota practices employing Canadian-trained dentists on immigration pathways should note that a federal judge ruled the detention of one such practitioner unconstitutional and ordered his release, with the immigration case still open.
Key points
- 01
U.S. District Judge Michael J. Davis ruled that the arrest and detention of Dr. William Virgil Lizardo violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.
- 02
Judge Davis ordered ICE to release Dr. Lizardo and barred the government from detaining, transferring, or removing him without court permission.
- 03
Dr. Lizardo entered the U.S. on a student visa in 2019, graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 2023, and married a U.S. citizen whose alien-relative petition was approved.
- 04
An immigration court rescinded the removal order on after a notice for a March 26 hearing had been sent to an outdated address.
Who should care
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