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ICE Releases Green-Card Applicant on $35,000 Bond

8/17/2026

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ICE Detains Couple

ICE detained Brent Jindra, a three-time Trump voter, and his wife Galina Bobreneva, releasing them on a $35,000 bond.
ICE agents stopped Bobreneva at Airport, placed her in an unmarked vehicle, and held her in a desert center.
Bobreneva was released with an ankle monitor while her green-card application remains pending.
She said a diabetic woman in her 70s could not get insulin and reported anxiety after the 16-day ordeal.

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ICE Detains Couple

ICE detained Brent Jindra, a three-time Trump voter, and his wife Galina Bobreneva, releasing them on a $35,000 bond.
ICE agents stopped Bobreneva at Airport, placed her in an unmarked vehicle, and held her in a desert center.
Bobreneva was released with an ankle monitor while her green-card application remains pending.
She said a diabetic woman in her 70s could not get insulin and reported anxiety after the 16-day ordeal.

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