ICE arrests South Korean immigrant outside Chula Vista elementary school
Aug 8, 2025·Location: Chula Vista, CA
Country of origin: South Korea
Immigration agents arrested Kyungjin Yu, a South Korean immigrant, outside Camarena Elementary School in Chula Vista on Wednesday morning for overstaying her visa, which expired in 2017. Yu's children were in the car at the time of the arrest, though her ex-husband was called to take custody of them. She is being held at Otay Mesa Detention Center.
Sources
- What we know about ICE arrest of a parent outside a Chula Vista elementary school
KPBS·Aug 9, 2025·archived copy
- ICE Arrest at Chula Vista School in Front of Children Sparks Outrage
koreadailyus.com·Aug 20, 2025·archived copy
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koreadailyus.com·Aug 25, 2025·archived copy
- Immigration agents arrest parent outside Chula Vista elementary school
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