At citizenship interview, ICE detains veteran with complicated history

Court records show Chaudhry used aliases, was convicted of fraud in Australia and failed to disclose his criminal history when applying for visas and jobs.

TACOMA, Wash. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a longtime U.S. resident and Army National Guard veteran during his citizenship interview Thursday, a move an affiliated attorney called “unusual.”

ICE records show Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry, who emigrated from Pakistan and has lived in the United States for 25 years, was taken into custody at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.

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