Welington Leonel Almara-Diaz is an Ecuadorian national whom U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took into custody at a courthouse in Meriden, Connecticut, on September 23, 2026, under a 2023 removal order.
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ICE agents arrested a man inside a Meriden, Connecticut, courthouse while activists demanded to know why masked agents were violating the TRUST Act. State officials called it improper; ICE called the arrest appropriate and said marshals impeded it.