LOWER MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- A man is speaking out after his husband, who's been in the United States for over a decade and working to get a green card, and who has no criminal history, was detained by ICE last week.

It happened at a simple green card hearing last Monday at 26 Federal Plaza. The building, home to ICE in New York, is intimidating these days, but Allen Dabrio Marrero and Matthew Marrero, married for two years now, felt confident.

"We were scared, but we also felt like we'd done everything right up to this point," Matthew Marrero said. "My husband has been meticulous with his immigration paperwork. And we've paid all the fees, we pay our taxes, we do everything we're supposed to."

It turned out, there was one thing Allen Dabrio Marrero had missed: a piece of mail w

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