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ICE arrests 23-year-old UC Berkeley student and asylum seeker at San Francisco airport

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A UC Berkeley student was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at San Francisco International Airport Friday while waiting to board a flight to Portland for a vacation with her boyfriend. Paula Valentina Albornoz Hernandez, 23, is currently being held at ICE’s California City Detention Ce…

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  1. Berkeley Side

    ICE arrests 23-year-old UC Berkeley student and asylum seeker at San Francisco airport, attorney says (opens Berkeley Side)

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    The student experienced “severe gender-based violence” in Colombia, her attorney said. Cal says it appears to be the first ICE arrest of a student since Trump returned to office.

  2. Berkeley Side

    Updated: ICE arrests 23-year-old UC Berkeley student and asylum seeker at San Francisco airport (opens Berkeley Side)

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    The student experienced “severe gender-based violence” in Colombia, her attorney said. UC Berkeley’s chancellor has asked the government to release her.

  3. KQED News

    ICE Detains 23-Year-Old UC Berkeley Student at San Francisco International Airport (opens KQED News)

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    Colombian asylum seeker Paula Albornoz Hernandez is being held in federal custody. The student’s attorney said the arrest was unlawful.

  4. KRON4

    UC Berkeley student detained by ICE at SFO (opens KRON4)

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    (KRON) -- A UC Berkeley student was detained at San Francisco International Airport on October 30, according to the Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership (ACILEP). In a social media post, ACILEP said they are providing legal support to the student.

  5. KTVU San Francisco

    UC Berkeley student taken into custody by ICE at San Francisco airport (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    A UC Berkeley student was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at San Francisco International Airport, according to the university and a Bay Area immigrants' rights attorney. The 23-year-old student, an asylum seeker from Colombia with no criminal record, was at the airport departi…

  6. KRON4

    DHS explains why ICE agents arrested UC Berkeley student at San Francisco airport (opens KRON4)

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    BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) -- A University of California Berkeley student who interns for an artificial intelligence company was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in San Francisco and remains in federal custody Wednesday.

  7. Newsweek

    UC Berkeley Student Arrested By ICE While Traveling For Weekend Getaway (opens Newsweek)

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    Colombian asylum seeker Paula Hernandez, 23, was detained by ICE agents on October 30 while waiting to board a flight to Portland.

  8. KION Central Coast

    UC Berkeley student detained by ICE at San Francisco International Airport, officials say (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Tim Fang A student attending the University of California, Berkeley was detained by immigration agents while attempting to fly out of San Francisco International Airport, school officials said. Chancellor Richard Lyons said in a message to the campus community that the student was detained at SFO…

  9. WTOP Washington DC

    ICE arrests 23-year-old UC Berkeley student and asylum seeker at San Francisco airport (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    A UC Berkeley student was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at San Francisco International Airport Friday while waiting to board a flight to Portland for a vacation with her boyfriend. Paula Valentina Albornoz Hernandez, 23, is currently being held at ICE’s California City Detention Ce…