University of Maryland student detained by ICE after immigration check-in

Maria Flores Garcia, 19, a University of Maryland student and the valedictorian of Parkdale High School in Prince George’s County, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a routine immigration check-in in Baltimore last Thursday, WTOP reported.

According to Flores Garcia’s boyfriend, Cesar Saavedra, the appointment typically lasts about 30 minutes. However, during this visit, ICE officers asked Flores Garcia if she wanted to remain with her mother or leave. She chose to stay, and both were taken into ICE custody.

Since then, Flores Garcia and her mother have been transported to an ICE facility in Louisiana, according to the report.