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TCU student Luis Andrade-Garcia deported to El Salvador after Arlington arrest

Jul 22, 2026·Location: Arlington, TX

Country of origin: El Salvador

TCU student Luis Andrade-Garcia deported to El Salvador after Arlington arrest
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Luis Andrade-Garcia, 20, a Texas Christian University student from El Salvador who arrived in the U.S. at age 3, was arrested on June 28 in Arlington after police spotted his parked vehicle near Meadowbrook Park and he drove away. He was charged with disorderly conduct and fleeing from a police officer, later pleaded down to a class C misdemeanor, and paid approximately $200 in fines. An immigration hold was placed on him while in custody at Tarrant County Jail. ICE took him into custody on July 10 and deported him to El Salvador on July 22. Andrade-Garcia was a double major in accounting and business information systems at TCU, graduated as valedictorian from Sam Houston High School in 2024, ran cross country, received multiple scholarships, and mentored young Latino students in the community. Members of his fraternity, Lambda Theta Phi, described him as 'genuine, hardworking, selfless, honest, dependable and humble.' According to ICE, Andrade-Garcia had entered the U.S. in 2009 and was ordered removed by an immigration judge in March 2010 but remained in the country. His fraternity chapter launched a 'Lambda Week of Action' and created a GoFundMe that raised over $11,000 to assist him and his family.

Timeline

Jul 22, 2026—Andrade-Garcia deported to El Salvador; his fraternity chapter launched 'Lambda Week of Action' and created a GoFundMe that raised over $11,000.
Jul 10, 2026—ICE took Andrade-Garcia into custody.
Jun 28, 2026—Luis Andrade-Garcia arrested in Arlington after police spotted his parked vehicle near Meadowbrook Park and he drove away; charged with disorderly conduct and fleeing from a police officer.
Jun 28, 2026—Andrade-Garcia transferred to Tarrant County Jail; immigration hold placed on him while in custody.
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