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Santa Maria man reunited with daughter after ICE detention

Apr 15, 2026 · Santa Maria, CA, Venezuela

Santa Maria man reunited with daughter after ICE detention

A Santa Maria man's five-year-old daughter was released after 20 hours in ICE detention at a Texas airport. The child's mother, Dr. Rubilez Bolivar, a Venezuelan national with valid work visas and a pending asylum case who was in medical residency in southern Texas, remains in ICE custody after an immigration official declared her documents invalid.

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