A man who says he fled the Taliban in Afghanistan walked into a little-known federal office in Bethpage expecting to see his asylum case move ahead just as it had for five of his relatives. Instead, ICE agents arrested Ali Faqirzada, 31, even though he passed a “credible fear” interview that concluded he would likely face persecution or worse in his homeland. Now he is sitting in an ICE detention facility in Newark, and supporters fear he will be sent back to Afghanistan, where his life could be in danger because he’d worked in an office that supported U.S. efforts to restore democracy there, his attorney said. Now increasing numbers are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, leaving their relatives and friends stunned, immigration lawyers and advocates said. Read more on this story at the link in bio. #longisland #longislandny #liny #longislandnewyork #suffolkcountyny #suffolkcounty #nassaucountyny #nassaucounty #ICE #immigration #ICEonlongisland #USICE #depo...