New Jersey state police in riot gear launched tear gas at protesters over the weekend as part of an aggressive response to protests in support of an ongoing hunger strike inside the Delaney Hall immigration jail. But Monday brought some good news: An 18-year-old high school senior, who’d missed her prom and graduation because she was behind bars at the notorious facility, was finally released.
Ariadna Zumba had spent nearly two months in Delaney Hall, despite having no criminal record, her attorney Sterling Santamaria told HuffPost. In fact, she was approved for what’s known as special immigrant juvenile status, a category of vulnerable young people who can pursue a pathway to permanent residency that should have protected her from an immigration arrest, Sterling said. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not respond to HuffPost’s questions about why Zumba was arrested.
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