Senate Democrat Fires Employee For Pretending to Be a Lawyer While Trying to Free Immigrant From ICE

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Nov 17th, 2025, 5:25 pm

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) has fired a staffer accused by ICE of pretending to be a lawyer representing an undocumented immigrant.

The staffer, Edward York, allegedly tried to free 40-year-old Jose Ismeal Ayuzo Sandoval from ICE custody by misrepresenting himself as an immigration attorney.

Duckworth sent a letter to Todd Lyons , the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on Monday to inform him of her action.

The letter read:

I am writing in response to your November 12, 2025 letter regarding interactions between an employee of my Senate Office and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the

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