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ICE detains Southwest Airlines flight attendant at work

Headline from FOX 4 Dallas

Supporters and labor organizations are rallying to raise awareness after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a Southwest Airlines flight attendant following a work flight. Lorenzo Thompson, a Jamaican national, was taken into custody on July 14 at Nashville International Airport…

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Southwest co-workers, union rally behind flight attendant detained by ICE (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A Dallas-based flight attendants union is standing behind one of its members after a Southwest Airlines employee was taken into ICE custody last week. Federal officials say Lorenzo Thompson overstayed his visa, but supporters say there is more to the story.

  2. The Brunswick News

    Southwest Airlines flight attendant detained by ICE at work, union says (opens The Brunswick News)

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    DALLAS — A Southwest Airlines flight attendant was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while working, according to the union that represents the carrier’s flight attendants. The circumstances surrounding the flight attendant’s detention are not known. Information about where…

  3. WFAA Dallas

    ICE detained a Southwest Airlines flight attendant while at work (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    TWU Local 556, the union, wrote in a Facebook post that it has been in touch with the family of the flight attendant who was detained at work.

  4. Fox News

    ICE arrests Southwest Airlines flight attendant in Nashville for overstaying visa since 2021 (opens Fox News)

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    Lorenzo Thompson, a Jamaican citizen and Southwest Airlines flight attendant, was arrested by ICE in Nashville after allegedly overstaying his visa.

  5. 13News Now Norfolk

    ICE detains Southwest Airlines flight attendant while at work (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    13News Now Norfolk's feed description

    The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made the arrest at Nashville International Airport.

  6. FOX 4 Dallas

    ICE detains Southwest Airlines flight attendant at work (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    Supporters and labor organizations are rallying to raise awareness after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a Southwest Airlines flight attendant following a work flight. Lorenzo Thompson, a Jamaican national, was taken into custody on July 14 at Nashville International Airport…

  7. New York Post

    Southwest Airlines flight attendant Lorenzo Thompson arrested at work by ICE for allegedly overstaying visa since 2021 (opens New York Post)

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    ICE arrested Southwest Airlines flight attendant Lorenzo Thompson in Nashville for allegedly overstaying his visa since October 2021.

  8. The Daily Wire

    One Southwest Employee’s Final Boarding Call Came From ICE (opens The Daily Wire)

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    The Daily Wire's feed description

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Lorenzo Thompson, an illegal immigrant from Jamaica working as a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines, last week at the Nashville International Airport.

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