Paula R.C.: Colombian asylum seeker arrested by ICE outside San Francisco immigration court
Paula Sofia Ramirez Clavijo, 33, a Colombian asylum seeker and assault survivor, was detained right after her San Francisco court hearing and was already on a deportation flight when a judge ordered her released.
Jul 31, 2026San Francisco, CACountry of origin: Colombia

Paula Sofia Ramirez Clavijo, a 33-year-old Colombian asylum seeker and survivor of sexual assault, was detained by ICE on July 24, 2025, immediately after appearing at San Francisco Immigration Court for a scheduled removal hearing. She had entered the U.S. without inspection in December 2023 and been released on her own recognizance. ICE arrested her outside the courtroom pursuant to a Warrant of Arrest. Attorney Erin Meyer filed a habeas corpus petition on her behalf. A U.S. District Court judge issued an order for her release while she was already on a United Airlines flight to Honolulu with ICE officers. The court granted her petition, ruling that she has a protected liberty interest and cannot be re-detained without a pre-deprivation bond hearing where the government must prove by clear and convincing evidence that she is a flight risk or danger to the community.
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- Ramirez Clavijo v. Kaiser (trial court document), District Court, N.D. California, 2025
- Bay Area attorneys are helping free asylum-seekers using a centuries-old legal doctrine
San Francisco Chronicle·Sep 26, 2025·archived copy
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