UF student pulled over by police before reported ICE detainment

Police body camera shows a University of Florida student, who was reportedly detained by immigration officials, being pulled over and questioned by officers in Gainesville.

Felipe Zapata Velasquez, 27, was cited for illegal license plate/attached mobile home sticker, driving with a license suspended or revoked with knowledge, having an expired tag after he was arrested the night of March 28, records showed.

Zapata Velasquez was reportedly transferred to Jacksonville before being taken to Krome Detention Center.

Nuestra Tele Noticias, a TV station in Latin America, spoke to his mother, Claudia Velasquez, who said her son was forced to sign documents that allow his deportation.

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