A Georgia teenager who was detained by federal deportation officers has been released from custody on Thursday, according to a CBS News report.
They claim Ximena Arias Cristobal was released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a judge granted her bond.
The 19-year-old was held at the ICE detention facility in Lumpkin, Georgia, after a traffic stop led to her arrest.
Her Immigration attorney, Dustin Baxter, said she was granted a $1,500 bond, which is the lowest amount allowed by law.
"The judge had reviewed Ximena's case in detail and determined that Ximena is in fact not a flight risk or a danger to the community in the least," Baxter said. "The Department of Homeland Security indicated that it would not appeal the judge's decision."
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CBS News Justice Correspondent Scott MacFarlane called the ruling, "Another loss in court for Trump Admin Georgia teen who was arrested after now-dismissed traffic charges is released from ICE custody."
The outlet said Arias Cristobal came to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 4. She had been in ICE custody since early May.
Arias Cristobal does not qualify for the Obama-era “Dreamers” program, which is also known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
Those in the program had to be in the United States before June 2007. According to CBS, Arias Cristobal came to the country in 2010. DACA is also closed to new applicants because of federal litigation.
Her father was also arrested at the traffic stop and has been held at the Lumpkin facility since April. CBS said he was granted bond last week and released.
In their article CBS wrote, “Under the Biden administration, it would've been unlikely for someone like Arias Cristobal — an undocumented immigrant without a criminal history who came to the U.S. as a young child — to be arrested by ICE.”
They added, “But as part of its sweeping immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has vastly broadened who ICE officers can target for arrest and deportation.”
