Summary
A woman in ICE custody said officers told her she was being transferred and then asked to access her cell phone and social media. This procedure is part of a broader social media review policy introduced for immigration purposes. The woman had been detained following a traffic stop in Texas, where she was initially booked for driving-related charges.
Key Facts
- A woman, using the name Adriana, said ICE staff told her to pack for transfer but instead checked her phone.
- She was asked to log into her social media accounts, which were reviewed by ICE agents.
- The Trump administration expanded social media review in immigration checks, framing it as a national security measure.
- Civil liberties groups have raised concerns about privacy issues related to the social media review policy.
- Adriana's detention complicated her plans to marry her boyfriend, Bailey Myers, this year.
- She was arrested in Texas for driving offenses after a traffic stop for rolling through a stop sign.
- During sobriety tests, communication issues arose, and she was using a different language (Spanish) due to language barriers.
