Immigration Officials Expected To Release Polish-Born Physician

(WBBM Newsradio) — A Michigan doctor arrested by immigration authorities two weeks ago is expected to be released as soon as Thursday afternoon.

Born in Poland — but in the U.S. since he was 5 years old — Lukasz Niec has been a medical doctor practicing in Kalamazoo for more than a decade. He holds a green card.

On his record are some relatively minor arrests as a teenager, and later a couple of driving-while-impaired arrests.

Lukasz Niec (photo courtesy: Bronson Healthcare)

His arrest last month by immigration officials was a shock to his wife, Rachelle.

She tells WBBM she believes the arrest was not the result of a Trump Administration crackdown, but rather, the result of someone’s personal grudge.

“A little vendetta maybe,” she says.

In any case, Rachelle Burkart-Niec says she is excited a judge is releasing her husband.

“I’m going to keep a smile on my face. I need to do that for Lukasz and support him in any way I can,” she says.

 

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