A married Central Florida couple who work together as criminal defense and immigration attorneys will be attending President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. Democratic Congressman Darren Soto invited Phillip and Josephine Arroyo to be his guests. The Arroyo Law Firm has been helping unlawfully detained immigrants get released from custody.“We’ve had many clients who actually have documentation with them, attempt to show it to members of ICE or law enforcement, and they don’t really care,” Mr. Arroyo said. “They put the cuffs on, and they take them to jail.”Through habeas corpus petitions filed in Federal court, so far, Mr. and Mrs. Arroyo have secured the release of 18 immigrants, the couple said.“I think one of my favorite quotes to date, is you can’t enforce the law by breaking the law,” Mrs. Arroyo said, quoting an Orlando Federal judge who ruled in favor of one of their clients. Speaking with WESH 2 from their hotel in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning, the Arroyos said they are humbled by the invite to the State of the Union.They said they’re fighting for due process, accountability and the rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution.The Arroyos planned to spend their Tuesday afternoon meeting with members of Congress. They said they’re encouraging lawmakers to enact reforms that would rein in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immigration detention policies. When the Arroyos get back from D.C., they say they’re working on 15 more cases of unlawfully detained immigrants. Most of those are in Jacksonville or Fort Myers, Mr. Arroyo said.He also tells WESH 2 they are seeing less crowding at the Orange County Corrections jail as it is stopping the rebooking practice where inmates are released to ICE and then returned to the jail.

ORLANDO, Fla. —

A married Central Florida couple who work together as criminal defense and immigration attorneys will be attending President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night.

Democratic Congressman Darren Soto invited Phillip and Josephine Arroyo to be his guests.

The Arroyo Law Firm has been helping unlawfully detained immigrants get released from custody.

“We’ve had many clients who actually have documentation with them, attempt to show it to members of ICE or law enforcement, and they don’t really care,” Mr. Arroyo said. “They put the cuffs on, and they take them to jail.”

Through habeas corpus petitions filed in Federal court, so far, Mr. and Mrs. Arroyo have secured the release of 18 immigrants, the couple said.

“I think one of my favorite quotes to date, is you can’t enforce the law by breaking the law,” Mrs. Arroyo said, quoting an Orlando Federal judge who ruled in favor of one of their clients.

Speaking with WESH 2 from their hotel in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning, the Arroyos said they are humbled by the invite to the State of the Union.

They said they’re fighting for due process, accountability and the rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution.

The Arroyos planned to spend their Tuesday afternoon meeting with members of Congress.

They said they’re encouraging lawmakers to enact reforms that would rein in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immigration detention policies.

When the Arroyos get back from D.C., they say they’re working on 15 more cases of unlawfully detained immigrants.

Most of those are in Jacksonville or Fort Myers, Mr. Arroyo said.

He also tells WESH 2 they are seeing less crowding at the Orange County Corrections jail as it is stopping the rebooking practice where inmates are released to ICE and then returned to the jail.