ICE Arrests Ukrainian Woman at San Francisco Airport Over 2011 Visa Overstay
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Updated · CNN · Jul 28
ICE Arrests Ukrainian Woman at San Francisco Airport Over 2011 Visa Overstay
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 28
Summary
Iryna Gorb was detained by ICE near gate B7 at San Francisco International Airport on July 22 after agents said the Ukrainian national tried to flee and resisted arrest; DHS says she remains in custody.
DHS said Gorb overstayed a visa that expired in 2011, while witnesses said plainclothes agents grabbed her as she screamed for help and some nearby travelers tried to intervene.
The arrest fits a broader airport enforcement push that immigration lawyers say is accelerating as ICE faces pressure to hit roughly 2,000 arrests a day and targets travelers with expired visas.
Recent cases include detentions in Denver, Nashville, Las Vegas and the Washington area, including some people who entered legally or had pending immigration applications but lacked formal status.
The tactics have drawn alarm from attorneys and local officials, especially because Gorb is from Kharkiv, a Ukrainian city heavily hit in Russia's war, raising scrutiny of deportations to conflict zones.