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She Was Convinced Her Papers Were in Order, but ICE Detained Her at an Airport. Her Case Is Not Unique.

Advocates say ICE is using passenger data and a push for 2,000 daily arrests to find travelers at airports.

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By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español “They just approached her and said, ‘You, Diana Vera,’ and she said yes, and they immediately took her away.” That’s how Mercedes Espinoza recounted how ICE took her daughter, a 27-year-old Ecuadorian woman, from the Phoenix airport. Espinoza said her husband tried to explain that Diana was home. The post She was convinced she had her papers in order, but ICE detained her at an airport. Her case is not the onl…

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By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español “They just approached her and said, ‘You, Diana Vera,’ and she said yes, and they immediately took her away.” That’s how Mercedes Espinoza recounted how ICE took her daughter, a 27-year-old Ecuadorian woman, from the Phoenix airport. Espinoza said her husband tried to explain that Diana was home. The post She was convinced she had her papers in order, but ICE detained her at an airport. Her case is not the onl…

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What you should know ICE agents arrested Ecuadorian Diana Vera at Phoenix Airport, USA.The young woman had a residency procedure after legally entering and marrying a U.S. citizenThe DHS tightened controls on internal flights and lawyers ask to avoid flying What was going to be a celebration trip became a logistical and legal nightmare for a Hispanic family. Diana Andreina Vera Espinoza, a 27-year-old Ecuadorian, was intercepted and placed in cu…

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