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Fijian student detained after ICE visit to residence and motel

Jun 17, 2026 · Allison, IA, Fiji

Fijian student detained after ICE visit to residence and motel

Rozenna Nazia Ali, from Fiji, was detained by ICE on June 17, 2026, after agents visited her residence and located her at a motel in Allison, Iowa. Ali was a former international student at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and worked at Allison Bible Church in Butler County on a student visa. According to her family, she came to the United States in 2017 to pursue higher education as part of a missionary family and has no criminal record. Her sister stated Ali aspires to become a mental health counselor. The detention is part of a broader wave of ICE enforcement actions targeting immigrants with community ties.

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