nessadiosdado Roberto Hernandez, a 62‑year‑old immigrant and grandfather of four with no criminal record, has been held in an immigration detention facility in New Mexico for nearly four months after being detained by ICE during a traffic stop in Minnesota on January 5, 2026. Before his arrest, Hernandez had lived in the United States for nearly three decades and was in the process of applying for permanent residency sponsored by his son, Roberto Hernandez Jr., a detective with the Minneapolis Police Department. His apprehension occurred during “Operation Metro Surge,” a Trump‑administered immigration enforcement push that deployed large numbers of ICE agents across Minnesota, and his attorney has criticized the arrest as lacking a warrant or probable cause. Hernandez has described feeling treated like a criminal despite having no warrants or prior removal orders. #latino #latina #news #breaking #mexico View all 661 comments