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University of Florida student deported to Colombia following traffic stop - National | Globalnews.ca

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Felipe Zapata Velásquez , 27 , was stopped by police in Gainesville , Florida , on March 28 .

He was cited for numerous offences, including illegal licence plate/attached mobile home sticker, driving with a suspended or revoked licence and having an expired registration tag.

His mother: "He's a brilliant boy; he’s an athlete. We want him to be given the opportunity to finish his degree and return to Colombia ".

Rep. Maxwell Frost said that Zapata Velásquez was detained by ICE and taken to the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade .

Maxwell said that Trump and ICE were “running a government-funded kidnapping program” The petition currently has 580 signatures of its goal of 1,500 as of Wednesday afternoon .

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