ICE Arrests Ukrainian Woman Over 15-Year Visa Overstay at SFO as Detentions Hit Post-Return High
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Updated · CBS New York · Jul 24
ICE Arrests Ukrainian Woman Over 15-Year Visa Overstay at SFO as Detentions Hit Post-Return High
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jul 24
Summary
DHS said Iryna Gorb was arrested at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday and will stay in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
July 6, 2010 marks Gorb's lawful U.S. entry; officials said her visa expired on May 31, 2011 and she then remained in the country illegally for 15 years.
Video of the arrest showed Gorb on the ground telling the plainclothes agents, "You're choking me," while asking bystanders for help.
State Sen. Scott Wiener condemned the arrest, saying Gorb had built a life in San Francisco and should not be deported to war-hit Ukraine.
ICE detention has been rising under Trump's return to office, and another Bay Area-linked woman, Ecuadoran Maria Morales Rojas, was arrested at Denver airport earlier this week.
Why was a Ukrainian woman pinned down by plainclothes agents at SFO, and what do airport arrests reveal about domestic travel risks for noncitizens?
When ICE arrests someone at an airport without visible uniforms, how can travelers tell law enforcement from a threat—and what rules govern that scene?