The U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched a probe last week into the conduct of one of U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth’s aides, who is accused of misrepresenting himself to visit a Staunton restaurant owner who was detained by immigration agents.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval on October 29 in Staunton. ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, in a letter sent to Duckworth’s office on Wednesday, claimed that Edward York misrepresented himself as an attorney to get access to Ayuzo and falsified a federal document.
In the letter to Duckworth, Lyons stated Ayuzo is a “40-year-old criminal illegal alien from Mexico” who has been removed from the country four times and has been convicted of driving under the influence. Duckworth’s office declined to comment.
