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Johns Hopkins researcher Fatima Ameaka arrested by ICE for overstaying visa

Fatima Ameaka, a public health researcher at Johns Hopkins University, was arrested by federal immigration officials at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The administration announced that Ameaka, a native of Cameroon, entered the U.S. on a visa that expired in June 2024. Despite having a pending asylum application, she was detained for allegedly overstaying her visa and remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings. Dr. Tom Inglesby, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, described Ameaka as a

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