US EditionGeorgia Teen Says ICE Detention Was 'Life-Altering' and 'Like a Prison'
- Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a 19-year-old Georgia teen and Dreamer, was detained for nearly three weeks after a mistaken traffic stop in Dalton last month.
- Her detention reflects the Trump administration's intensified immigration crackdown aiming for 3,000 daily ICE arrests and recent Supreme Court rulings allowing termination of protections for over 500,000 immigrants.
- Despite following laws and being eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals , Arias-Cristobal and others face increased deportation risk as legal protections like humanitarian parole erode.
- Arias-Cristobal described her experience as 'life-altering' and unforgettable, recalling being shackled at the wrists and ankles during transfer by ICE agents to Stewart Detention Center.
- Her case highlights the growing fear among law-abiding immigrant communities and suggests escalating deportations may disrupt thousands of lives and broader American communities.
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Georgia teen says ICE detention was 'life-altering' and 'like a prison'
The Trump administration is continuing its crackdown on immigration through enforcement raids, arrests and deportations. That has included some teenagers being taken into custody by immigration officials. Laura Barrón-López spoke with Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a Georgia teenager fighting deportation after ICE officials detained her following a mistaken traffic stop.
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Teen protesters call for DACA protections during the first Trump administration. (Photo by Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner)WASHINGTON — Ximena Arias-Cristobal knows the risks that can come with driving as a person living in the U.S. without legal authorization, where a simple traffic stop could lead to being deported. That fear materialized last month when she was pulled over by local police in Dalton, Georgia, for making an improper turn at a r…
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Ximena Arias-Cristobal knows the risks that can come with driving as a person living in the U.S. without legal authorization, where a simple traffic stop could lead to being deported.That fear materialized last month when she was pulled over by local police in Dalton, Georgia, for making an improper turn at a red light, but instead of a traffic ticket, the 19-year-old was detained at Stewart Detention Center for nearly three weeks, she said at a…
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