Woman in asylum process detained at airport on way to father's funeral
Jul 2026·Location: Washington, DC
An unnamed woman who entered the United States legally and is in the asylum process was detained by ICE at a Washington, DC-area airport this month while traveling home to Texas to attend her father's funeral, according to her immigration attorney Joe Moravec. She is currently being held in Virginia.
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