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Trans woman says it was 'hell' in ICE detention center men's unit
Arizona Republic
Updated May 1, 2026, 8:35 p.m. ET
Karla Saenz is a 26-year-old asylum-seeker from Venezuela.
During a routine March 9 check-in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the transgender woman was taken into custody by federal immigration officials and transported to an immigration detention center in Eloy.