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Nursing Student Detained for Asylum | Lexington News
A Ugandan nursing student with sickle cell anemia, Sarafinah Bukirwa, was detained at Louisville airport despite being en route to a vital medical conference — all while facing deportation for visa overstays. Advocates and even a U.S. Rep demanded her release after she reported alarming health symptoms behind bars, including racing heart and abnormal bodily fluids. ICE insisted she had no legal status but promised due process; the detention center claimed she received all meds. A lawsuit and public outcry led to a breakthrough: an immigration judge granted her bond, freeing her — though her…
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