OrlandoHomeland Security says Alexandre Ramagem is in the US illegally.
Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced the ex-intelligence chief to 16 years for attempting a coup.
Immigration agents arrested him in Orlando in April for overstaying his visa, then freed him 2 days later without a judge.
The State Department says Brazil’s federal police manipulated the immigration system to pursue political persecution.
Homeland Security says his asylum request does not shield him from detention or deportation.
How each outlet framed it
- Agência Pública leans critical
- exposes the US government split: State says the Federal Police 'manipulated' the legal system while DHS calls Ramagem an illegal immigrant ineligible for protection via asylum
Sources: Agência Pública