Summary
A Ukrainian woman named Viktoriia Bulavina was detained by U.S. federal agents during her green card interview in San Diego. She has been in the U.S. legally and married to an American citizen. The detention is part of a trend where immigrants are being detained for issues that were previously considered minor.
Key Facts
- Viktoriia Bulavina is married to a U.S. citizen, Victor Korol, who has cancer.
- She was detained by ICE after a USCIS interview about her green card application.
- She arrived in the U.S. under the "Uniting for Ukraine" program in 2022.
- Bulavina was approved for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) until April 2025.
- Her green card application was filed in January 2024, alongside a pending TPS extension.
- Recent reports indicate an increase in detentions at immigration interviews under the Trump administration.
- Bulavina and Korol have five children between them.
- Her legal team argues she had followed all legal requirements, and her detention lacks justification.
