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DHS Probes Senator's Aide for Falsely Posing as Lawyer

11/16/2025

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is investigating Edward York, a staffer for Senator Tammy Duckworth, for allegedly posing as an attorney to gain access to detained Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval at ICE facility in St. Louis on October 29.
York misrepresented himself as Ayuzo Sandoval’s attorney and falsified a DHS document.
Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval is 41 and has four deportations.
His attorney filed a stay citing a pending T-Visa application.

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Story summary

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is investigating Edward York, a staffer for Senator Tammy Duckworth, for allegedly posing as an attorney to gain access to detained Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval at ICE facility in St. Louis on October 29.
York misrepresented himself as Ayuzo Sandoval’s attorney and falsified a DHS document.
Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval is 41 and has four deportations.
His attorney filed a stay citing a pending T-Visa application.