"Federal immigration officials released a Ukrainian immigrant from detention Tuesday after arresting her last week immediately following a green card interview in downtown San Diego. Viktoriia Bulavina arrived in the U.S. three years ago under a humanitarian program for people fleeing the war in Ukraine. She is married to a U.S. citizen and is currently in the final stages of applying to be a permanent resident."
"She said she and other women had to use an open toilet in view of the guards and didn't have room to sleep. One person, she said, had her migraine medication taken away. Bulavina said the detainees were given expired sandwiches and had to huddle together for warmth. When they were moved, she said ICE officers ordered them to line up against the wall and restrained their hands and feet with shackles and chains."
A Ukrainian immigrant, Viktoriia Bulavina, was arrested immediately after a green card interview in downtown San Diego and released from federal detention on Tuesday. Bulavina arrived in the U.S. three years ago under a humanitarian program for people fleeing the war in Ukraine and is married to a U.S. citizen while applying for permanent residency. Bulavina and other detainees reported being held for three days in the lower levels of a federal building with open toilets in view of guards, no sleeping space, expired food, seized medication, and being shackled during movement. Her attorneys suspect ICE may have made a mistake. Separately, a Los Angeles high school senior detained since August was released from federal custody. Over 1,500 mushroom enthusiasts recently gathered at a fungus fair in Humboldt County to forage wild mushrooms as the rainy season begins.
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