UTSA graduate student detained by ICE after San Antonio traffic stop awaits hearing
Mar 28, 2025·Location: San Antonio, TX

Jaime Cabriales-Carlos, a graduate student at UTSA, was detained by ICE on March 28th following a traffic stop in San Antonio and taken to the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center. He came to the United States at age three, earned his undergraduate degree from UT Rio Grande Valley, and was pursuing a scholarship-funded master's degree at UTSA when detained. He is the oldest of four siblings, one of whom serves in the U.S. Army, and has an immigration court hearing scheduled for the coming week.
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