Newly released airport surveillance video shows the moment federal immigration officers detained a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper in Madison.
The footage from Dane County Regional Airport shows undercover ICE agents stopping several men to check their identification before locating 21-year-old Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe on November 5th.
Agents arrested Van Der Merwe inside the terminal as he traveled to visit family, despite holding a valid work permit while awaiting a pending asylum decision.
He was released from custody a day later following intervention from Wisconsin Congressman Derrick Van Orden.
Authorities believe transportation security officials may have tipped off federal agents prior to the flight.
