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He graduated high school with honors. ICE detained him the next day

LA Times · Jun 17, 2026, 10:00 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Wilber Urbina Garcia was at a routine ICE check-in when he was taken away. He and his family had applied for asylum after leaving Nicaragua in 2022.

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