India, Aug. 12 -- A Filipino immigrant and green card holder, Sonny Lasquite, was detained upon his return from a vacation in the Bahamas. Lasquite has prior criminal charges pertaining to distributing controlled substances.

He was detained at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 28, and remains in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Newsweek reported.

Despite being a green card holder, Lasquite was detained due to a red flag in the federal system, which was linked to a 2012 narcotics case. Newsweek also accessed ICE records which show Lasquite is being detained at the Stewart Detention Center in Stewart County, Georgia.

His detention shows how lawful and permanent r...