Pregnant asylum seeker arrested at ICE check-in, detained in Kentucky jail for three months
Aug 7, 2025 · Indianapolis, IN, Nicaragua
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Leyla Navarrete, a Nicaraguan asylum seeker with a work permit and pending asylum case, was arrested by ICE on August 7, 2025, when she arrived for a routine in-person check-in at the Indianapolis ICE office. She was transferred to the Grayson County Detention Center in Kentucky, where she was held for nearly four months while pregnant. She was eventually released after winning a habeas corpus petition in federal court.
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