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Congresswoman, attorney argue a Houston ISD student from Russia is here legally. He was detained by ICE anyway
Alim Garipov, an 18-year-old Houston ISD student from Russia, was detained by ICE on July 17 but released three days later. Immigration experts attribute his detention for an overstayed visa and pending asylum case to ICE's expanded enforcement under the Trump administration.
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