A trans asylum seeker may soon be released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, her attorney told the Bay Area Reporter.
As the B.A.R. previously reported, Lexis Hernandez Avilez, 41, is a trans woman being held by ICE in Texas and being defended in court by the San Francisco Public Defender's office.
Her attorney, Deputy Public Defender Hector Vega, told the B.A.R. March 25 that he was planning to ask for her release. There was a court hearing via phone April 16. "The bond was