Lorenzo Thompson, a Southwest Airlines flight attendant, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while at work earlier this month and is being held at a detention facility in Mississippi. A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson told Newsweek that Thompson is “an illegal alien from Jamaica” who was arrested by ICE officers on July 14. Immigration attorneys note that individuals with certain pending immigration cases, including some asylum-related proceedings, may be eligible for federal employment authorization while their cases remain unresolved. He had a valid work visa and was a dedicated flight attendant, touching countless lives with his kindness.” “I was shocked,” Edward Marq, a member of the LCLAA and a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines, told NBC 5.