Luis Alejandro O.G. and Luis O.L.: Venezuelan scholarship student and father detained by ICE during Florida traffic stop
Luis Alejandro Olarte Gosling, 19, a scholarship student, and his father were detained during a Florida traffic stop while driving him back to school. Both remain held, reporting extreme heat and little food.
Sep 6, 2026St. Augustine, FLCountry of origin: Venezuela

Luis Alejandro Olarte Gosling, a 19-year-old Washington and Lee University sophomore attending on a full QuestBridge scholarship, and his father Luis Felipe Olarte Lugo, 55, were detained by ICE and Border Patrol agents during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 in St. Johns County, Florida. The two were driving from Orlando to Virginia so Luis Alejandro could begin his sophomore year, having chosen to drive rather than fly due to fears about ICE activity at airports. The family are Venezuelan asylum seekers with a pending immigration court case who say they held valid work permits, attended every required appointment, and have never been arrested. Their car was towed, and both remain held at Baker Correctional Institute in Sanderson, Florida, where they have reported extreme heat and insufficient food. A GoFundMe was set up by the family to support them, and Washington and Lee University said it is 'aware of the situation and concerned for the individual and his family.'
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- ICE arrests W&L scholarship student on his way to campus, family says
The News-Gazette·Sep 23, 2026·archived copy
- Gimenez Rivero v. Mina (Orange County) 6:26-cv-00066 (M.D. Fla.)
- Source: Washington & Lee sophomore detained by ICE
WSLS·Sep 28, 2026
- Donate to Help Bring Luis Alejandro & His Father Home, organized by Anais Gosling
GoFundMe·Sep 4, 2026
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