ICE arrests UC Berkeley student and asylum seeker at SFO
The gist
Plainclothes ICE agents arrested 23-year-old UC Berkeley student Paula Valentina Albornoz Hernandez at San Francisco International Airport.
Her attorney says the arrest is the first of an active UC Berkeley student in the deportation push.
How it unfolded
- Sep 6, 2022Albornoz Hernandez enters the U.S. from Colombia with legal permission to stay until March 6, 2023, and applies for asylum based on severe gender-based violence in her home country.
- Oct 30, 2026Plainclothes ICE agents approach her at San Francisco International Airport while she waits to board a flight to Portland with her boyfriend and take her into custody.
- Oct 31, 2026Her boyfriend Anthony says he cannot speak with her until midday Saturday, by which point she has been taken to an ICE detention facility in Stockton.
Key terms
- ICE
- Federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security that enforces immigration and customs laws.
- asylum
- A legal protection granted by a country to foreigners fleeing persecution, refusing to expel or extradite them.
- habeas corpus petition
- A legal request asking a court to decide whether a person's detention or imprisonment is lawful.
Source: Wikipedia