After a man originally from El Salvador was injured during an encounter where federal immigration agents smashed a car window in Malden last week, his wife, a lawyer and U.S. citizen, is calling for his release.

“It seems like often they may be detaining first and then figuring out the details after, but we have seen a disturbing trend of ICE targeting many people, including long term residents,” his lawyer Maggie Morgan said. “We’ve seen an increase in detentions of people who are in removal proceedings already, who are pursuing cases such as asylum cases. We’ve seen even some detentions of people who actually have valid legal status.”

Edgar Hernan Elias Escobar is being held in the Plymouth County Correctional Facility following his arrest on Sept. 17, according the ICE inmate tracker.

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