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A man was charged with several driving-related offenses and held on a detainer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday.

At around 7:10 p.m., the sheriff’s office arrested 34-year old Eduardo Garcia-Palma of Duluth, Minnesota, on the Highway 218 off-ramp exiting 220th Street. According to the sheriff’s office, Garcia-Palma was driving around 35 miles per hour over the speed limit. According to court documents, his blood alcohol concentration was .178%. He was arrested on charges of driving with a revoked license, operating while intoxicated (second offense), and driving 100 miles per hour in a 65 mph zone. 

Due to an immigration warrant, Garcia-Palma was also placed on a detainer with ICE. A detainer requests local law enforcement to hold an individual for 48 hours beyond their scheduled release in order for ICE officials to take that person into custody. As of Monday afternoon he was being held in the Washington County Jail.