Florida high school football player being held by ICE after traffic stop

Florida high school football player being held by ICE after traffic stop.

Key points

• Lucie High School, was driving a silver Toyota SUV when he was pulled over for going 45 mph in a 20-mph school zone, according to St.
• Lucie's regular season opener against South Fork, a game the Jaguars lost 45-0 on Aug.
• The Jaguars are on a bye week this week, and will be back in action against Treasure Coast on Friday, Sept.
• Follow Sports Reporter Alex Martin on X at @NP_AlexMartin or via email: [email protected].
• Lucie football team is coping with the absence of Emmanuel Nelson, a Jaguars senior detained by U.S.

Emmanuel Nelson, PSL football player detained by ICE, is a team leader.

Notably, the Port St. Lucie football team is coping with the absence of Emmanuel Nelson, a Jaguars senior detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Notably, a Florida high school football player was arrested and held by ICE after a traffic stop.

Emmanuel Nelson, 18, was pulled over for speeding in a school zone.

For context, the officer discovered Nelson was a non-U.S. Citizen from Haiti with expired work permits.

Nelson was held in a county jail for a week before being transferred to ICE custody.

In practice, a Florida high school football player has been held on a U.S. As first documented by TCPalm, part of the USA TODAY Network, immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hold for over a week.

Emmanuel Nelson, an 18-year-old senior at Port St. Lucie High School, was driving a silver Toyota SUV when he was pulled over for going 45 mph in a 20-mph school zone, according to St. Lucie County court records obtained by USA TODAY. He received a citation for unlawful speed in a school zone on Wednesday, Aug. 19.

According to the police report. It was obtained by USA TODAY on Aug. 27, in the midst of the traffic stop, the officer ran Nelson's driver's license. It made public he wasn't a U.S. Citizen and that his working permits had expired. Nelson is originally from Haiti.

Since Nelson is a documented non-U.S. Citizen, the officer contacted ICE. It placed a detainer on Nelson to determine where he should be placed into deportation proceedings. He was then arrested in handcuffs and transported to the St. Lucie County jail, where he was held for a week before being transferred to ICE custody in Broward County, where he remains as of this publication.

"It's just been a weird situation for the whole team, and it's not just for me, " Port St. Lucie head coach Everette Alford informed TCPalm. "All of his best friends are out there on the field, and they're missing him."

Nelson's arrest came days before Port St. Lucie's regular season opener against South Fork, a game the Jaguars lost 45-0 on Aug. 21. He played against Fort Pierce Central on Aug. 14 in the kickoff classic and was projected to be a key contributor to Port St. Lucie this season. He is additionally a part of the school's wrestling team.

Meanwhile, the Jaguars are on a bye week this week, and will be back in action against Treasure Coast on Friday, Sept. 4.

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