Malik V.: Asylum seeker, 21, held a month at Florida detention center
Malik Velimetov, 21, was raised in Key West after being born in Turkmenistan. He was held a month at an Everglades detention center and released with an electronic monitor; his parents and sister were also detained.
Dec 28, 2025Key West, FLCountry of origin: Turkmenistan
Malik Velimetov, 21, born in Turkmenistan but raised in Key West, was taken into custody by US Border Patrol on December 28, 2025, while traveling with his family on US 1 in Marathon. He was detained for a month at Florida's immigration detention center in the Everglades due to his pending asylum case and was released with an electronic monitor. His family, including his parents and 17-year-old sister, were also taken into custody and separated from him.
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