SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — In a case of mistaken identity, a man is in ICE custody awaiting deportation, despite having legal status and no criminal charges.

On Aug. 15, 2025, Alexis Jesus Rojas-Medina was indicted for multiple felonies including aggravated assault and domestic violence in the presence of a child. His wife, Margin Maria-Rodríguez, says her husband never laid a hand on anyone.

A case of mistaken identity

"We didn't know anything until my husband was arrested," Margin Maria-Rodríguez told ABC4.com.

Maria-Rodríguez says her family, who immigrated to the U.S. from Venezuela, lived together with her husband's twin brother, Alexander, and his wife and two kids. Alexander allegedly would often become abusive while at home.

By July 1, 2025, the family had moved out of the apartm

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