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Johns Hopkins University researcher Fatima Ameaka is being held by ICE after allegedly overstaying her visa.

Fatima Ameaka, a Cameroonian national and researcher at Johns Hopkins University, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at Baltimore-Washington International Airport on Tuesday. The administration announced that Ameaka overstayed her visa, which expired on June 13, 2024, despite having a work authorization permit until 2029 and a pending asylum case. Dr. Tom Inglesby, director of the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins, described Ameaka as a

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