# Venezuelan asylum seeker arrested by ICE at Atlanta airport speaks after release

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- CNN, 2026-08-29 08:01 UTC
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- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/27/us/ice-detentions-airports-asylum-seekers?Date=20260829&Profile=CNN

> Indi Veitia, an asylum seeker from Venezuela, was arrested by ICE at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. After her recent release from an ICE detention facility in Georgia, she spoke with CNN.

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