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The man had been held for months after an immigration judge granted him a withholding of removal.

"It would be disheartening if the removal of alleged fugitives to Britain put ordinary citizens at increased risk of being sent the other way," she added.

Roberts has worked in education for decades, including leadership roles in Baltimore and Philadelphia, raising questions about how he was repeatedly cleared to work if a federal removal order had been in place since 2024.

"How this illegal alien was hired without work authorisation, a final order of removal, and a prior weapons charge is beyond comprehension and should alarm the parents of that school district," he added.

The statue was not treated kindly upon its removal, said the rep from Secret Handshake, who requested not to be named in keeping with the anonymous nature of the group’s activism.