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Louisiana nursing student speaks out during her six-month ICE detention

todayDecember 21, 2025

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Vilma Palacios, 22, tells local outlet ‘I want my freedom back’ as she may be forced to return to Honduras

A recent graduate of the LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been held in an ICE processing center in Basile, Louisiana, for the past six months following her arrest by immigration agents over the summer.

Vilma Palacios had just recently accepted a position at Touro Infirmary when ICE agents arrested her and transferred her to the processing center in Basile. Her detention comes amid a broader immigration crackdown under the Trump administration, including cases involving individuals with no criminal records who are seeking legal residency.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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