Roosevelt high school grad detained by ICE agrees to self-deport to Guatemala after being held for months in Texas

After living in ICE detention in Texas for months, a Roosevelt High School graduate has decided to self-deport to Guatemala, his lawyer said.

Alvaro Castro Velasquez, a 19-year-old from Guatemala who has been living in Roosevelt for nearly four years, was placed in ICE detention at a traffic stop in June, days after finishing his high school coursework. He was supposed to attend his graduation ceremony on June 27.