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When KCK Police Chief Karl Oakman learned more about the person killed in a recent double homicide, he said he worried fear about ICE may have kept her from getting help. People need to know, Okaman said, that they shouldn’t let their immigration status keep them from seeking local assistance when they need it. Whether that’s from police or other agencies, especially domestic violence shelters. Ingris Carolina Damas Morales, 20, was shot and killed Jan. 31 by her ex-boyfriend, Josue Avila-Carcamo. Just eight days before, officers had picked up Avila-Carcamo on an outstanding warrant, the chief said, stemming from a July 2024 domestic violence incident involving Morales, who did not have legal residency status in the United States. In 2024, Oakman’s department supported Morales as she applied — and received — a temporary restraining order against Avila-Carcamo, the chief said. But when it came to going to court to obtain a full order, Morales didn’t show up for her court date, Oakman said. That temporary order expired sometime in 2024. “What’s concerning is that she may have not gotten the resources that she needed and that are available to her, probably because of her immigration status,” Oakman said. “I think that fear really probably reduced her chances of getting resources that she actually needed.” Read the full story at the link above. #ICE #news #kansascity #kansas #KCK
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