French tennis coach detained and expelled under Trump border crackdown
Feb 4, 2026·Location: Batavia, NY
Country of origin: France
Julien Pereira, a 26-year-old French tennis coach, was detained by U.S. Border Patrol and ICE after being denied entry to Canada while awaiting work visa paperwork. He spent a month in an ICE facility in Batavia, New York, where he experienced shackling, inadequate food and water, and harsh conditions before being released on bail and ordered to leave the U.S. within 15 days.
Sources
- American dream denied: A Frenchman's ICE nightmare
NPR·Feb 4, 2026·archived copy
NPR·Feb 4, 2026·archived copy
- American dream denied: A Frenchman's ICE nightmare
WKAR·Feb 4, 2026·archived copy
KUAF·Feb 4, 2026·archived copy
KVPR·Feb 4, 2026·archived copy
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