ICE Detains Tortured Venezuelan Asylum Seeker Before Hearing

Jun 13, 2025 · Houston, TX, Venezuela

Detainment Refugee/Asylum Seeker Officer Misconduct ICE/USCIS Office Observer/Bystander Resistance Texas

Gregory Sanabria Tarazona, a Venezuelan seeking asylum, was detained by ICE during a routine check-in in Houston. He was taken to an ICE processing center weeks before his preliminary hearing.

Sources

Washington Post (archived)
Miami Herald (archived)
independent.co.uk (archived)
Reuters (archived)
storage.courtlistener.com (archived)

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