DALTON, GA — A Georgia teen who was taken into ICE custody after being mistakenly arrested by Dalton police after a traffic stop has been granted bond.
19-year-old Ximena Arias-Cristobal has been granted the “the minimal amount of bond possible under the law,” at her immigration hearing Wednesday, according to attorney Dustin Baxter.
Her bond was set at $1500 and the federal government did not wish to file an appeal.
The traffic charges against Arias-Cristobal were dropped, but U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said they still planned to deport Arias-Cristobal.
Cristobal has been in the US since she was four years old, when her family brought her here from Mexico.
Arias-Cristobal’s family plans to pay the bond as soon as possible, according to Baxter, and she will be home by tomorrow afternoon at the latest.
Sign Up
