Ligia García

Ligia García is a 54-year-old Colombian asylum seeker who recently faced challenges in the U.S. immigration system. She attended a court hearing in San Francisco without legal representation, unaware that agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were waiting to arrest her outside the courtroom. García, who suffers from hypertension and hearing impairment, was detained for over 24 hours under conditions that sparked outrage and legal action from civil rights organizations. A judge later ordered her immediate release, citing a lack of valid grounds for her arrest.