EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A Wisconsin state trooper detained by federal immigration agents at an airport will be released Friday after spending roughly twenty-four hours in custody.
A Wisconsin state trooper was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Dane County Regional Airport on Thursday.
It happened during a targeted ICE operation, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe, 21, was being held at an immigration detention center inside the Dodge County jail.