Felipe Zapata Velásquez
Felipe Zapata Velásquez is a 28-year-old Colombian student studying economics at the University of Florida. He gained media attention after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on March 29, 2023, while driving with a suspended license. His family has raised concerns about the circumstances of his detention and his forced signing of self-deportation documents without a court hearing, despite being close to graduating and having a visa renewal in process.
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Felipe Zapata Velásquez is a University of Florida student who agreed to be deported after being arrested for traffic offenses.
Denied, detained, deported: the faces of Trump’s immigration crackdown | Trump administration
United Kingdom· 2025-06-22
Felipe Zapata Velásquez was detained in Florida for driving with a suspended license and expired visa.
Detienen en la Florida a estudiante latino con licencia de conducir vencida, ahora es uno de los deportados de Trump | Estados Unidos |
Ecuador· 2025-04-13
Felipe Zapata Velásquez, a Colombian economics student, has been detained since March 29 while driving in Florida.
Esta es la razón por la que el ICE capturó y deportó de Florida a estudiante colombiano
Colombia· 2025-04-01
