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Student Faces Deportation After Routine Traffic Stop

5/8/2025

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Nineteen-year-old Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a Dalton State student, is facing the heartbreaking prospect of deportation following a routine traffic stop in Dalton, Georgia. Currently held at Stewart Detention Center, she anxiously awaits her court hearing, while her father shares the same fate. The family, who has called the U.S. home since 2010, struggles with their undocumented status.

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Story summary

Nineteen-year-old Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a Dalton State student, is facing the heartbreaking prospect of deportation following a routine traffic stop in Dalton, Georgia. Currently held at Stewart Detention Center, she anxiously awaits her court hearing, while her father shares the same fate. The family, who has called the U.S. home since 2010, struggles with their undocumented status.