U of U student’s arrest came after chat messages that included ICE agents

The arrest of University of Utah student Caroline Dias Goncalves came after information was shared in a group chat that included ICE agents and wasn’t intended for immigration issues, according to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office.

Dias Goncalves, who has been in the U.S. since 2012 when she moved with family from Brazil, remains in a Colorado detention center following her June 5 arrest in Grand Junction.

The 19-year-old student was originally stopped by a Mesa County Sheriff’s Office deputy for a traffic violation and released with a warning, only to be pulled over minutes later by ICE agents and arrested…

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