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ICE Releases College Student From Westchester ICE Releases College Student From Westchester
ICE Releases College Student From Westchester The high school graduate from Westchester County who was detained for more than a week by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after she was stopped at a bus stop near her college has reportedly been released. Last week, Lissette Rodriguez-Cortes, who graduated from White Plains High School, was detained by federal officers near Bryant & Stratton College in Syracuse, charging her with violating the Immigration and Nationality Act. According to a lohud report, she was released on Monday from the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility at the behest of advocates working on h…

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ICE Detains College Student From Westchester ICE Detains College Student From Westchester
ICE Detains College Student From Westchester Click here for an updated story: ICE Releases College Student From White Plains A high school graduate from Westchester County has been detained for nearly a week by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement after she was stopped at a bus stop near her college. Lissette Rodriguez was detained by officials in Syracuse, for “looking Latina,” according to a GoFundMe fundraising campaign page set up by her brother, Bryan, in White Plains. Following her detainment, ICE set a bond of $15,000 for Lissette to be released. A White Plains High School graduate, her brother said that Lissette …

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