Gloria B.: Colombian wife of U.S. citizen detained by ICE at Newark airport
Gloria Barazone, 46, married to a U.S. citizen, was arrested at Newark airport on July 30 while her green card application was pending. She was transferred between detention facilities in three states, disrupting her legal case.
Jul 30, 2025Newark, NJCountry of origin: Colombia

Gloria Barazone, a 46-year-old Colombian national married to U.S. citizen Mounque 'Monk' Barazone, was arrested by ICE on July 30 at Newark Liberty International Airport while traveling from New Jersey to Miami. She had entered the U.S. on a tourist visa and had a pending green card application, work authorization request, and Social Security number application after nearly three years navigating the immigration process with her husband, whom he described as a former airport security chief and polygraph examiner in Medellín, Colombia. ICE said she had overstayed her authorized stay, which ended July 17. She was held in New Jersey before being transferred to Louisiana and then the South Texas ICE Processing Center, with her husband saying the transfers disrupted legal efforts and increased the family's legal costs. Mounque Barazone, 77, said he is partially disabled with worsening heart problems, is postponing surgeries, and is pledging his Social Security payments toward her legal defense. He said Republican lawmakers he contacted for help told him they needed consent forms from her to intervene, and he said he does not regret voting for Trump despite his wife's detention.
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- Trump voter has no regrets after green card applicant wife detained by ICE
Newsweek·Aug 20, 2026·archived copy
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- En Florida: votó a Trump y su esposa colombiana fue detenida por el ICE, pero no se arrepiente
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