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Venezuelan woman detained at airport after clearing security, held 17 days before bond granted

Aug 3, 2026·Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Country of origin: Venezuela

Venezuelan woman detained at airport after clearing security, held 17 days before bond granted
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Claudia Carolina Rodríguez Caglianone, a 28-year-old Venezuelan who entered the U.S. on a student visa in January 2017, was detained by ICE agents at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on July 17 after passing through TSA security while boarding a domestic flight. She had a pending asylum application and previously held Temporary Protected Status, and had earned bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, where she also captained the women's soccer team. She was held for eight days at the Miramar processing facility, describing overcrowding, moldy food, and lack of access to showers, before being transferred to the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach for nine more days, during which she lost about 15 pounds. On August 3, an immigration judge set bond at $5,000 and she was released; Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz publicly supported her and conducted an inspection of the Pompano Beach facility.

Timeline

Aug 3, 2026—Immigration judge granted Rodriguez bond; she was released wearing an ankle monitor
Jul 25, 2026—After eight days at Miramar facility, Rodriguez transferred to Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach
Jul 17, 2026—Claudia Rodriguez detained by ICE at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after clearing TSA security while boarding domestic flight
Jul 17, 2026—Rodriguez transferred to ICE's Miramar processing facility
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