Family Holds Press Conference After ICE Detains 22-Year-Old

Community left outraged after recent Western Hills High School graduate arrested by ICE

A recent graduate of Western Hills High School was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this week.

'Our children do not belong in cages': Sarasota family demands return of daughter held by ICE

A Sarasota family is shaken up after being separated from their daughter. Federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 22-year-old daughter, Maria Martinez. And now, they are demanding for her return.She is known to her family as "Lulu.""Ever since I brought my family, and brought Lulu here, she has really worked hard to be a student, learned English, and focused on making something of herself," said Sandro Martinez, Lu…

Community rallies for release of 22-year-old Sarasota woman detained by ICE

Maria 'Lulu' Martinez, an honor student brought to the US as a child, is at risk of deportation. Her family appeals for her release from ICE custody in Texas.

Undocumented Sarasota college student detained by ICE in Texas, family pleads for her return

The family of an undocumented Sarasota college student is pleading for her to come back home after she was arrested and taken into ICE custody.

Family holds press conference after ICE detains 22-year-old

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — The family of 22-year-old Maria "Lulu" Martinez is holding a press conference after the recent college graduate was detained by ICE last month. Martinez came to the Sarasota area with her family from Mexico at 12 years old and recently graduated with an associate's degree in business administration. Tampa Bay Immigrant Solidarity Network Her family said she was transferred to the ICE detention center in Miami, Krome, and…

22-year-old Sarasota honor student detained by ICE, facing deportation

Maria Martinez, an honor student in Sarasota, faces deportation to Mexico. Her family fears for her safety amid growing immigration enforcement in Florida.