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Colombian woman detained by ICE at Newark airport amid pending green card case

Jul 30, 2025·Location: Newark, NJ

Country of origin: Colombia

Colombian woman detained by ICE at Newark airport amid pending green card case
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Gloria Barazone, a 46-year-old Colombian national married to U.S. citizen Mounque 'Monk' Barazone, was arrested by ICE on July 30 at Newark Liberty International Airport while traveling from New Jersey to Miami. She had entered the U.S. on a tourist visa and had a pending green card application, work authorization request, and Social Security number application after nearly three years navigating the immigration process with her husband, whom he described as a former airport security chief and polygraph examiner in Medellín, Colombia. ICE said she had overstayed her authorized stay, which ended July 17. She was held in New Jersey before being transferred to Louisiana and then the South Texas ICE Processing Center, with her husband saying the transfers disrupted legal efforts and increased the family's legal costs. Mounque Barazone, 77, said he is partially disabled with worsening heart problems, is postponing surgeries, and is pledging his Social Security payments toward her legal defense. He said Republican lawmakers he contacted for help told him they needed consent forms from her to intervene, and he said he does not regret voting for Trump despite his wife's detention.

Timeline

Jul 30, 2025—Arrested by ICE at Newark Liberty International Airport while traveling to Miami
Jul 30, 2025—Held in New Jersey before being transferred to a facility in Louisiana and then the South Texas ICE Processing Center
Jul 30, 2025—Husband Mounque Barazone said transfers disrupted legal efforts, increased legal costs, and that he does not regret voting for Trump despite her detention
Jul 17, 2025—Gloria Barazone's authorized stay expired, according to ICE
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