Louisville woman in ICE custody after attending scheduled immigration interview

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: August 18, 2026

Words: 792

Last Updated: 9 hours, 8 minutes ago

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A 21-year-old Louisville woman was detained by federal immigration officials when she attended an interview last week for her marriage-based immigration application to get a green card.

Armelle Bondonga came to the U.S. on a visitor visa when she was about eight years old, said her attorney Arianit Osmani. She and her husband, a U.S. citizen, have an 19-month-old child.

Bondonga and her husband “were attempting to follow the legal process available to …

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