Updated
Updated · NBC News · Aug 14
6 ICE Officers Stop 17-Year-Old Driver and Father in Maryland, Demanding Immigration Status
Updated
Updated · NBC News · Aug 14

6 ICE Officers Stop 17-Year-Old Driver and Father in Maryland, Demanding Immigration Status

3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Aug 14

Summary

  • Sunday in Salisbury, Maryland, half a dozen ICE officers boxed in a 17-year-old driver and forced her to pull over while she was returning from a grocery store with her father.
  • The officers then went to the windows and demanded to know the immigration status of both the teen and her father, according to the girl's account.
  • Maggie, 17, said the encounter has replayed in her head daily, underscoring the immediate emotional impact of the stop.

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