TACOMA — A U.S. Army veteran’s immigration case remains uncertain after he was recently denied bond by a judge, family members say.

As community members and elected officials continue to advocate for Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry’s release from the Northwest ICE Processing Center, federal officials have taken new legal actions in recent days to deport Chaudhry, who has been living in the United States since 2000.

The bond denial “leaves my husband in a bit of a due process limbo at this point,” Melissa Chaudhry said Monday.

Chaudhry was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Aug. 21 after he arrived for a citizenship interview in Tukwila, she said. Known to many as “Zahid,” Chaudhry is originally from Pakistan and lives in Lacey with Melissa and their two children. Melissa Ch

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