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Daniela Vargas, 22-year-old Dreamer, told her story to the press — and was promptly detained by ICE

Federal immigration authorities didn’t waste any time detaining Daniela Vargas, a 22-year-old undocumented resident of Jackson, Mississippi.

ICE showed up just moments after Vargas spoke out about the detentions of her father and brother last week in a raid on their home.

Those detentions happened on Feb. 15, and Vargas has spent the past two weeks trying to bring attention to her family’s story.

On Wednesday, she spoke at a press conference in Jackson organized by local advocates, where she described the contributions that immigrants have made to the United States.

Afterward, she was pulled over and arrested, according to the Huffington Post. Vargas will now be processed and face an immigration judge. Read more (3/2/17 10:04 AM)

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