HOUSTON — A flight attendant just released from the custody of U.S. immigration authorities after more than a month of detention says her release feels "incredible."
- Flight attendant detained on return from work trip
- She is enrolled in DACA
- Held at a Conroe detention center
Selene Saavedra Roman was detained by U.S. immigration authorities as she was returning from an international work assignment has been freed from custody.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it released Saavedra Roman on Friday evening from a Conroe, Texas, detention center.
In a statement issued through a spokesman, Saavedra Roman said that when she left the detention center, "I cried and hugged my husband and never wanted to let go."
She expressed gratitude for those who argued for her release, saying "it fills my heart."
Roman's attorney, Belinda Martinez Arroyo, said Mesa Airlines had mistakenly reassured the enrollee in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that she could work a flight to Mexico, but Roman was detained February 12 upon her return to Houston.