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Utah College Student Questioned About Her 'Accent' During Traffic Stop Before Being Let Go. Moments Later She Was Detained by ICE

A Utah student was released after a traffic stop but detained shortly after by ICE agents. (Credit: YouTube/NBC News)

A 19-year-old University of Utah Dreamer student was stopped by Colorado state police, questioned about her "accent" and released, only to be detained shortly afterward by immigration agents.

Caroline Dias Goncalves was pulled over on June 5 while driving to Denver, allegedly for following a semitruck "way, way too close," body cam footage obtained by NBC News revealed. After obtaining her license and insurance, Investigator Alexander Zwinck asked Dias Goncalves to sit in his patrol car while he entered her information manually.

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