KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Allies of Knoxville’s Immigrant Neighbors , an immigrant and refugee advocacy group also known as AKIN, has called for the release of Alejandro Guizar Lozano from police custody. The group said early Thursday morning that Lozano was an AKIN member who had been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Putnam County.

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In a release sent to media outlets, AKIN said the 32-year-old undocumented immigrant had been active in the Knoxville community, which he has lived in for more than 20 years.

“I have known Alejandro since he was 18. He came to the U.S. when he was about 12, and did all of his middle and high school here in Knoxville” a

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