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Humanitarian chef José Andrés asks Trump to free Michigan immigrant arrested by ICE
(Detroit Free Press) A Downriver father arrested by immigration agents last week is getting support from several advocates, including a prominent chef known for his humanitarian work who is asking President Donald Trump to release him.
Jose Guadalupe Jaimes, 55, of Trenton, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on March 5 after he had dropped off his 8th grade child at Arthur Middle School. Born in Mexico, the immigrant father of five has lived in the U.S. for 30 years and doesn't have a criminal record, according to his children and Wayne County records; ICE says he is an illegal alien who was ordered by a judge in 2014 to be removed.
José Andrés, a chef who received the presidential medal of freedom from Joe Biden in January for his work feeding millions of people in need after disasters, wrote in a recent post on X that tagged and addressed Trump: "Sir please release this man….Mr. Jose Jaimes is a hard working immigrant." ....................(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2025/03/12/chef-jose-andres-asks-donald-trump-to-release-ice-detainee-jose-jaimes/82223856007/