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Senior art student detained by ICE in NYC, held in Louisiana

The case is part of a broader pattern in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown that sweeps up immigrants who simply show up in courthouses or routine check-ins.

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Mar 23, 2026
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A University at Buffalo (UB) fine arts student has been detained by immigration agents after appearing at a scheduled court hearing in New York City and is now being held at a correctional facility in Louisiana.

What happened

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers apprehended Jiaye You, a senior in UB’s BFA program in Art and…

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