The story of a Latina migrant who was separated from her husband after returning from her honeymoon and now remains detained in Louisiana
Camila Muñoz was returning from her honeymoon when she was arrested.
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The honeymoon of Camila Muñoz, a woman of Peruvian nationality with a residence process in the United States, and her husband Bradley Bartell, a U.S. citizen, ended in the worst possible way with Muñoz's detention.
According to USA Today, the couple was returning from their trip in Puerto Rico when, upon setting foot on U.S. soil again, an immigration officer questioned Muñoz about her legal status.
— "Are you a U.S. citizen?" — asked the officer.
After answering negatively, Camila was immediately detained, without the opportunity to explain her residency process. Since then, she has been in custody at a detention center in Louisiana.
Bradley Bartell fights to free his wife
Since her arrest, Bartell has tried by all means to solve his wife's situation. As reported to USA Today, the only way to communicate with her is through phone calls that cost 20 cents per minute.
"Emotionally, I am worried about her. It must not be easy to be trapped in a room with 100 other people", he mentioned.
Muñoz's husband also confessed that he has spent all his savings, originally intended for the purchase of a home, on legal fees and other costs related to the case.
Bartell admitted that, although he was aware of the immigration policy of the U.S. President, Donald Trump, he did not imagine how it would be applied in practice until experiencing it firsthand.
So far, Camila Muñoz remains detained without a clear resolution regarding her legal situation.
What to do if you have a residence process in the U.S.?
Immigration lawyer David Rozas warned, to USA Today, that anyone who is not a legal resident or U.S. citizen runs a considerable risk in cases like this.
On the other hand, the legal director of the ACLU of Louisiana, Nora Ahmed, recommends that those who are processing their residency take extreme precautions when traveling within the country.
She also reminded that certain immigration violations can result in a ban on re-entry to the U.S. for up to 10 years.
*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence
