SCCC honors student deported to Colombia after ICE arrest
May 21, 2025·Location: Mastic, NY
Country of origin: Colombia
DetainmentDeportationFamilyStudentVisaRaidUnlawful Arrest/EntryHome/ResidenceWork AuthorizationSpecial Immigrant Juvenile StatusNew York
Sara Lopez Garcia, a 20-year-old student at Suffolk County Community College with a 3.9 GPA, was arrested by ICE agents on May 21 during a raid on her family home in Mastic. She claimed she had special immigrant juvenile legal status and a valid work permit. She was detained for over two months and subsequently deported to Colombia in August.
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