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Chinese Asylum Seeker Detained by ICE After DUI Arrest

Feb 27, 2026 · Bakersfield, CA, China

Fan Zhang, an asylum seeker from China, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on February 27, 2026, and detained at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, California. Zhang had previously been released on recognizance after entering the U.S. in December 2023, but was later arrested for DUI in November 2023. The court granted his habeas corpus petition and ordered the government to provide him with an individualized bond hearing within 14 days.

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