Ukrainian woman Viktoriia Bulavina, who fled the Russian invasion in 2022, was detained by ICE during her green card interview in San Diego last week, despite maintaining legal status throughout her time in the US.
The 46-year-old, married to US citizen Victor Korol, had her routine appointment turn into an arrest on 4 December 2025, leaving her family in shock and igniting concerns over escalating immigration enforcement. As of 11 December 2025, she remains in custody at Otay Mesa Detention Center, with lawyers decrying the move as unjust.
