An officer placed Ms. Vargas in handcuffs after telling her, “You know what we are here for,” Ms. Peterson said. Ms Vargas was taken into custody and transferred to a detention center in Louisiana, where she was being held on Thursday without bond. “That could be in a few weeks,” said Ms. Peterson. Under the visa waiver program, Ms. Vargas and her family were allowed to stay for only 90 days. Ms. Vargas also mentioned during the appearance that her father and brother had just been detained last month.

Source: New York Times March 02, 2017 19:30 UTC