ICE Arrests California Aide Ho-Yin Mo Over 2020 Visa Overstay, Holding Him for Removal
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 22
ICE Arrests California Aide Ho-Yin Mo Over 2020 Visa Overstay, Holding Him for Removal
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 22
Summary
Las Vegas airport officers took California Assemblywoman Catherine Stefani aide Ho-Yin Mo into ICE custody on Thursday, and DHS said he is expected to remain detained pending removal proceedings.
DHS said Mo entered the United States legally on Jan. 13, 2020, but overstayed after his temporary authorization expired on May 15, 2020, adding that work authorization or a pending application does not confer legal status.
Stefani, who hired Mo as a field representative in January 2025, called him a valued legal employee and demanded his release, saying Bay Area constituents are awaiting his return.
The arrest lands amid California debate over a bill that would bar former ICE agents from public security jobs, while DHS cast the case as part of a tougher Trump-era crackdown on domestic travel by people in the country illegally.