Monica Ryadi detained by ICE

Monica Ryadi, a Delco nurse who entered the U.S. legally as a child, spent two weeks in a California ICE detention center before a judge ordered her release.

“once you're in there, you're not even human, you're just a number, you're a case to them.”

ICE ankle monitor requirement

ICE has compelled Ryadi to wear an ankle monitor since releasing her from a California detention center on Sept. 29, making it impossible for her to perform CPR or stand near MRI machines.

Disneyland trip planned

Ryadi and her husband, a U.S. citizen, were planning to take their three-year-old son to Disneyland when she was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport.

Legal status

Ryadi emigrated from Indonesia with her parents in 2005 when she was 9 years old, with a withholding of removal order issued in 2010 that protects her from deportation.

ICE check-in confusion

Ryadi's lawyer reported ICE sent conflicting instructions about where she should report for check-in, with no clarification after a second email changed the location.

ICE's false narrative

ICE has targeted immigrants with no criminal history, contradicting the Trump administration's claim that they are targeting violent criminals.

Political support

U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, who represents Ryadi's district, called ICE's actions a 'campaign of terror' to pressure immigrants into self-deportation.

“the administration is lying to the american people about who they are picking up and what they are doing with them and what those people have done.”

Ryadi's experience

Ryadi described ICE detention as stripping her of control, dignity, and identity, with guards determining whether she receives basic needs.

“once you're in there, you're not even human, you're just a number, you're a case to them.”

Deportation risk

Ryadi fears ICE may try to detain her again or deport her to another country despite having lived in the U.S. legally since childhood.

Habeas corpus petition

Ryadi filed a habeas corpus petition detailing how ICE officers arrested her without naming a third country and provided no communication during detention.

“be sent to a third country but they did not name it”

Legal context

A withholding of removal order protects applicants from deportation but allows them to be deported to another country that accepts them, a status that has shifted under Trump administration policies.

Current status

Ryadi is scheduled to check in with ICE at 8 a.m. Thursday but faces uncertainty about where to report due to conflicting instructions.