Georgia student released from ICE custody calls for protections for dreamers

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Scripps News

Posted 6:49 PM, May 27, 2025 and last updated 6:51 PM, May 27, 2025


A Georgia college student who was detained by immigration officials following a mistaken traffic stop is now calling on Congress to pass permanent protections for dreamers, who are undocumented immigrants that were brought to the U.S. at a young age and have lived much of their lives in the country without legal status.

Speaking Tuesday at a press conference, 19-year-old Ximena Arias-Cristobal said she wants her story to serve as a call to action for better immigration policy. "Mine's just a speck of what you see," she said. "And that's the sad truth."

Earlier this month, police in Georgia pulled Arias-Cristobal over while driving and she was then taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. An attorney for the teen said she was brought to the U.S. illegally with her family 15 years ago, when she was four.

Scripps News obtained video of the traffic stop and arrest. Dashboard camera video from a vehicle driven by a Dalton Police officer shows a black pickup truck driving past the car on May 5. Off camera, the officer allegedly saw the driver of the truck make an illegal right turn on red at a busy intersection. The officer pursues what he thinks is the pickup truck but mistakenly pulls over a dark gray truck instead, driven by Arias-Cristobal.

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/immigration/georgia-student-released-from-ice-custody-calls-for-protections-for-dreamers

[Javaman]

1. "The officer pursues what he thinks is the pickup truck but mistakenly pulls over a dark gray truck instead"

yeah, "mistake"

[LauraInLA]

2. I'm hopeful for her because her case has gained so much attention. It's interesting -- she mentioned "dreamers",

which made me think she might be a DACA recipient, but apparently she was ineligible as new applications had been halted. I’m still searching for any mention of DACA in the Trump2 era.

[AZLD4Candidate]

3. It's only a matter of time before they go after green card holders like my wife.

[Bayard]

4. They are already revoking some green cards

How soon before she can become a citizen?

[AZLD4Candidate]

5. 16 months. She can start 30 months after arriving.

[NGeorgian]

6. She would not have gotten into trouble if she...............

had a drivers license. Immediate arrest in Georgia.