Argentine woman facing deportation after protest to be freed
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Lawyers say the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has agreed to release an Argentine citizen who grew up in Mississippi and was detained after speaking at a news conference about President Donald Trump's policies.
Abby Peterson, a lawyer for Daniela Vargas, said in a statement Friday that Vargas will be released from a detention center in Louisiana, under an order of supervision.
Peterson says she expects Vargas to return to Mississippi, where she was arrested by ICE agents on March 1.
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ICE spokesman Thomas Byrd declined comment.
Vargas' parents brought her from Argentina when she was 7 under a visa wavier program, which allows immigrants to enter the U.S. without a visa for 90 days but denies them a hearing in front of a judge if they overstay.