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ICE arrests foreign student at US airport while she heads for vacation with boyfriend

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Vashistha, A. (2026, November 6). ICE arrests foreign student at US airport while she heads for vacation with boyfriend. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/ice-arrests-foreign-student-at-us-airport-while-she-heads-for-vacation-with-boyfriend/articleshow/135605744.cms

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Times of India · collected 2026-11-06 · by Aashish Vashistha

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Paula Valentina Albornoz Hernandez, a 23-year-old UC Berkeley student from Colombia, was arrested by ICE agents at San Francisco International Airport while waiting for her flight to Portland with her boyfriend in September 2023. She had overstayed her visa but applied for asylum due to gender-based violence threats back home and held a work permit. The arrest sparked protests and legal challenges, including a habeas corpus petition filed by immigration lawyers arguing that ICE did not present a warrant or assess flight risk before detaining her. DHS defended the action, stating her detention was lawful as she had overstayed her visa despite having a pending asylum application and work permit.
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Paula Valentina Albornoz Hernandez, a 23-year-old foreign student from Colombia enrolled at the University of California Berkeley, was arrested by ICE on November 3, 2026, at San Francisco International Airport while waiting to board a flight to Portland. She is currently held at the California City Detention Facility as her visa expired in March 2023 and she did not leave the country. Her attorneys from Centro Legal de la Raza stated that Hernandez has resided in the U.S. since September 6, 2022. ICE agents initially approached her while she was with her boyfriend, Anthony, at an airport gate before detaining her on suspicion of overstaying her visa. DHS confirmed that due process will be provided and she is awaiting removal proceedings.

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Aashish Vashistha
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Colombia DHS ICE Portland UC Berkeley

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ICE ORG · 8× Albornoz Hernandez PERSON · 4× UC Berkeley ORG · 4× Berkeleyside ORG · 2× Colombia GPE · 2× DHS ORG · 2× Portland GPE · 2× the Associated Press ORG · 2× Immigration and Customs Enforcement ORG · 1× Paula Valentina Albornoz Hernandez PERSON · 1×

Narrative

A 23-year-old UC Berkeley student from Colombia was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at San Francisco International Airport while waiting to board a flight to Portland for a vacation with her boyfriend, the Associated Press reported.
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🔮 The department said she would receive due process and remain in ICE custody while removal proceedings were underway.

Claims (22 extracted, 3 hedged)

A 23-year-old UC Berkeley student from Colombia was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at San Francisco International Airport while waiting to board a flight to Portland for a vacation with her boyfriend, the Associated Press reported. asserted
Press → arrest → boyfriend
Paula Valentina Albornoz Hernandez is currently being held at ICE's California City Detention Center. asserted
Hernandez → hold → Center
Her arrest has prompted protests and support efforts from fellow students and university officials, while immigration lawyers have filed a habeas corpus petition challenging her detention. asserted
lawyers → prompt → detention
Albornoz Hernandez arrived in the US in September 2022 and overstayed her visa, but subsequently applied for asylum, citing severe gender-based violence in Colombia. asserted
Hernandez → arrive → Colombia
Her application is still pending, and she had a valid work permit, according to her attorney Niko De Bremaeker of Centro Legal de la Raza. uncertain
she → pende → Raza
She was travelling to Portland with her boyfriend on Friday when an ICE agent in plain clothes approached her in the airport's departure area and asked her name. asserted
agent → travel → name
The agent reportedly guessed her identity three times before she confirmed it. uncertain
she → guess → it
ICE agents then separated the couple and informed her that she was being detained because her visa had expired. asserted
visa → separate → her
Her boyfriend, identified only as Anthony, described the arrest as frightening, saying he felt helpless as agents separated them. asserted
agents → identify → them
DHS defends arrest asserted
DHS → defend → arrest
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that ICE agents had detained Albornoz Hernandez at the airport. asserted
agents → confirm → airport
It said she had entered the country legally on September 6, 2022, with permission to stay until March 6, 2023, but had failed to leave after her authorised period expired. asserted
period → say → March
The department said she would receive due process and remain in ICE custody while removal proceedings were underway. asserted
proceedings → say → custody
It also maintained that having a work permit or a pending asylum application did not grant her legal immigration status. asserted
having → maintain → status
Her lawyers, however, have challenged the detention in a federal court, arguing that ICE officers did not present a warrant or assess whether she posed a flight risk before taking her into custody. asserted
she → challenge → custody
The petition seeks her release and asks the court to prevent further detention unless the government establishes that she poses a flight risk or a danger to the community. asserted
she → seek → community
University seeks her release UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons also expressed concern over the detention, describing Albornoz Hernandez as an outstanding student and asking authorities to allow her to resume her studies. asserted
her → seek → studies
The arrest could be the first detention of an active UC Berkeley student by ICE since the Trump administration began its mass deportation drive last year, according to the university and her attorney. uncertain
administration → begin → university
Albornoz Hernandez, who previously attended San Jose City College, was studying business administration at Berkeley and conducting research on artificial intelligence. She is scheduled to appear before an immigration court on November 17. asserted
She → attend → November
My recommended headline: US: UC Berkeley student arrested by ICE at airport while heading for vacation with boyfriend Editorial note: The supplied original is from Berkeleyside, not the Associated Press. asserted
original → recommend → Berkeleyside
I've therefore attributed the opening to Berkeleyside rather than AP. asserted
I → attribute → Berkeleyside
If you have an AP report independently confirming these details, we can use AP attribution. asserted
we → have → attribution
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