ICE Detains NY Harbor Boat Captain After Statue of Liberty Tragedy

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ICE has detained 46-year-old Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, the captain of a boat that capsized near the Statue of Liberty, killing a mother and her five-month-old daughter; he faces federal charges of misconduct and neglect of a ship officer resulting in death, and DHS says he is in the U.S. illegally after lying about citizenship in 2007. ICE plans to deport him after the criminal case, following a Coast Guard investigation into the Aug. 8 incident that triggered a major emergency response.
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- ICE arrests captain charged in death of mother and baby in lower Manhattan boat capsizing New York Daily News
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