Ecuadorean
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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During the performance, Bad Bunny presented a young boy on stage with a trophy from the Grammy's, prompting widespread speculation on social media that the boy might be Liam Conejo Ramos, the Ecuadorean 5-year-old who was detained by ICE agents in Minnesota in January and has since been released.
From BBC
A nearby Ecuadorean restaurant, meanwhile, offers delivery but not sit-down service.
From Los Angeles Times
“My sense is that the U.S. attorney’s office is trying to comply, but that they’re flooded, and the root cause of the problem is that ICE is arresting more people than they can answer for,” said Graham Ojala-Barbour, a lawyer for multiple immigrants whose court-ordered releases were delayed, including the Ecuadorean man whose case triggered Schiltz’s frustration.
Schiltz had ordered ICE chief Todd Lyons to appear in court Friday and threatened to hold him in contempt unless the Ecuadorean was freed.
In one case, another Ecuadorean was flown to El Paso, Texas, six hours after a court order restricting his removal.
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