Texas Teacher Detained By ICE Has Been In The Country Illegally Since 2022

A Texas teacher has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customers Enforcement Agents after an investigation found that he had been living in the United States illegally for years.

Austin ISD Elementary School Teacher Detained By ICE

According to a report from KXAN, an elementary school teacher in Austin ISD was detained by ICE Agents. The district sent a letter home to parents explaining what happened. According to the report, Roberto López Falcón was a teacher at Hart Elementary School. According to ICE, he was detained back on September 30. According to KXAN, he has been in the country illegally since March 22, of 2022 when he was arrested by Border Patrol in Arizona.

Roberto Carlos Lopez Falcon, 34, an illegal alien from Cuba, admitted to entering the U.S. without inspection or parole on March 22, 2022, when he was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol close to the San Luis, Arizona Port of Entry.

USBP released Lopez Falcon on an order of recognizance and he was allowed to remain in the U.S. on a conditional basis, pending a hearing before an immigration judge. Lopez Falcon was apprehended by ICE on Sept. 3. He will continue his immigration proceedings at the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center.

Austin ISD released their own statement calling Lopez Falcon a "valued member of the school.

“Mr. Lopez Falcon is a valued member of our school, and their well-being is deeply important to us,” the letter read.

No word yet on how someone who was in the nation illegally was able to get a job as a teacher.