A high school football player who was detained for possible deportation just weeks before he was to graduate from a Tucson high school was released from immigration lockup, but his future in the U.S. remains uncertain, federal officials said Wednesday. Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe of Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed that 18-year-old Thomas Torres had been freed from custody. But she said he was placed into deportation proceedings and a judge must still hear his case. Friends said Torres played on the Desert View High School football team and regularly worked several jobs, including busing tables at a restaurant and yardwork. Although deportation proceedings involving high school students who have reached adulthood are not uncommon, the outpouring of support from Torres' classmates seemed unusual.

Source: Fox News May 08, 2019 20:03 UTC