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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Huntsville man dies in Morgan County wreck
May 24—A Huntsville man died in Morgan County on Saturday morning in a single-vehicle wreck, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Jeremy S. Lumpkin, 39, was fatally injured when the 2009 Lexus RX SUV he was driving left the roadway, overturned and struck a tree. Lumpkin, who was not using a seat belt, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene, ALEA said. The crash occurred at 10:55 a.m. on Alabama 67 near Ryan Loop Road, about 3 miles north of Hulaco. — eric@ or 256-340-2435
Daily Mail
13-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Twist in case of glamorous teenager, 19, detained by ICE after illegally turning at a red light
In a surprising turn of events, authorities have sensationally dropped the traffic charges that landed a 19-year-old college student in ICE custody — after cops admitted they mistakenly stopped the wrong car. Ximena Arias Cristobal, a Mexican-born student who has lived in the United States since she was four, was taken into ICE custody following a May 5 traffic stop in Dalton, Georgia, where she lives with her family. She was cited for making an improper turn and driving without a license, then booked into the Whitfield County Jail, a move that triggered her transfer to ICE custody. The Dalton Police Department and the city prosecutor, however, revealed they had reviewed dashcam footage from the stop and determined the officer had made a mistake. The vehicle that committed the traffic infraction was similar in appearance to the truck Arias Cristobal was driving, they said. Despite the charges being dropped, Arias Cristobal remains in ICE custody and is now facing deportation. She is being held at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, according to ICE's online detainee tracking system. Her father, Jose Francisco Arias Tovar, is also detained at the same facility. He was arrested by ICE last month following a separate traffic stop in Tunnel Hill, the family said. Ximena Arias Cristobal has lived in Georgia since she was four. But due to local law enforcement's strict coordination with ICE, she was swiftly transferred to Stewart after the May 5 traffic stop, according to ABC 9. The 19-year-old student was shackled at the wrists and ankles as she was brought into the facility, where she is expected to remain for over a month before appearing before a judge. After being pulled over, Arias Cristobal told the officer she had an international driver's license — but did not have it with her at the time. Online jail records show she was initially arrested for driving without a valid license and for failing to obey traffic control devices — both of which have now been dismissed. Arias Cristobal had previously attempted to apply for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) after arriving in the U.S. in 2010, but her mother said the program had ended a year before they crossed the border. DACA allowed undocumented children brought to the U.S. to apply for deportation deferral every two years. The program has been closed to new applicants for several years. During her booking at the jail, Arias Cristobal was asked about her immigration status — a routine part of intake at Whitfield County that often leads to ICE referrals. In a twist of fate, Arias Cristobal is being held in the same facility as her father, Jose Francisco Arias Tovar, who was detained in Tunnel Hill two weeks earlier for speeding. Attorney Terry Olsen warned the teen's mother may be next. 'It's likely Arias Cristobal's mother will be 'arrested or detained within a month or so,'' he said. Jones said Arias-Cristobal had babysat her children for years, and added: 'We adore her.' She told the outlet that the teenager is 'the most precious human' and believed her international license allowed her to drive legally Jones said Arias Cristobal had babysat her children for years and added, 'We adore her.' She also told the outlet the teen is 'the most precious human' and believed her international license allowed her to drive legally. Arias Cristobal's younger sister spoke emotionally about the family's journey: 'They came in with big dreams because they wanted a big future for my older sister. And, you know, my sister goes to college, and she was an honor student since middle school.' 'And she runs. She loves to run. It's her passion, and the only reason they came is to follow my sister's dreams,' her sister added. Their mother, speaking through the younger daughter, said: 'My dad has his own company, and they called a lawyer to see if they could get a job permit or a visa, and they said that they hadn't hit that status to get one yet.' Georgia State Representative Kacey Carpenter also weighed in, writing a letter on the teen's behalf: 'The reality is, the conversation has always been that we need to get hard criminals out of the country. 'Unfortunately, the people that aren't hard criminal are getting caught up in the wash. It seems like we are much better at catching people that [are] committing misdemeanors than people that are actually a danger to society.'
The Independent
08-05-2025
- The Independent
A college student was stopped after turning right on red. Now she could be deported
Ximena Arias-Cristobal has lived in Georgia 's Whitfield County since she was four years old. On Monday, Dalton Police Department officers pulled over the 19-year-old college student for allegedly making an illegal right turn at a red light. She told officers she didn't have her international driver's license on her, according to a police report, and she was taken into custody. Now she faces the possibility of being deported from the country along with her family. Arias-Cristobal was wearing chains around her wrists and ankles when she was moved to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center this week, according to friends and family. Online records reviewed by The Independent show she is jailed inside the Stewart Detention Center, roughly four hours away from Dalton in Lumpkin, home to one of the largest and most notorious immigration detention centers in the country, operated by private prison firm CoreCivic, formerly the Corrections Corporation of America. At least 10 people died in the facility between 2017 and 2024, according to a report from the American Civil Liberties Union, which had previously criticized the facility for inadequate conditions and due process violations. Arias-Cristobal's parents did not have legal permission to enter the United States from Mexico in 2010 when she was a toddler, and she did not qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which ended the year before her family entered the country, according to family friends. She is not expected to appear before an immigration judge for several weeks, and she is isolated from her family members — except one. Her father Jose Francisco Arias-Tovar was recently arrested after going 19 miles over the speed limit and is inside the same ICE detention center, according to online records. Arias-Cristobal is a recent graduate of Dalton High School and a cross country athlete now attending Dalton State College. She was enrolled for the spring 2025 semester, a college spokesperson told The Independent. The family came to the United States 'with big dreams because they wanted a big future for my older sister,' Arias-Cristobal's younger sister told Georgia's WTVC NewsChannel 9. 'My sister goes to college, and she was an honor student since middle school. And she runs. She loves to run. It's her passion, and the only reason they came is to follow my sister's dreams,' she said. Arias-Cristobal was a babysitter for family friend Hannah Jones for years, Jones said. 'We adore her,' she wrote on a GoFundMe that has raised nearly $50,000 as of this publication. Republican state Representative Kacey Carpenter is pressing an immigration judge for her release. 'The reality is, the conversation has always been that we need to get hard criminals out of the country,' Carpenter told NewsChannel 9. 'Unfortunately, the people that aren't hard criminals are getting caught up in the wash. It seems like we are much better at catching people that are committing misdemeanors than people that are actually a danger to society.' Polling has routinely shown a wide majority of American support legislation that would open a pathway to permanent legal status for young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children. In January, days before Donald Trump entered office, a federal appeals court ruled against DACA, but the decision did not deliver any immediate changes for the program's more than 500,000 beneficiaries, teeing up a Supreme Court challenge. 'The overwhelming majority of the American public' supports legal protections for immigrants who entered the country with their parents as children, said Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior Fellow with the American Immigration Council. 'It makes no sense to deport this woman. We make the USA worse off by doing it,' he wrote. The Independent has requested comment from ICE and the Department of Homeland Security. Dalton Police is among local law enforcement agencies with a 'jail enforcement model' agreement with ICE, which allows federal officers to 'identify and process removable aliens — with criminal or pending criminal charges — who are arrested by state or local law enforcement agencies.' The Trump administration is seeking to expand the use of those so-called 287(g) agreements, named after Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which lays the groundwork for partnerships between local police and federal law enforcement. Arias-Cristobal's arrest follows several high-profile cases across the country involving immigrant families with mixed legal statuses, as the president and immigration officials embark on a sweeping, aggressive anti-immigration agenda. though it's unclear how the administration is counting those numbers.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dewey's Jazz Lounge in Springfield closing by end of April
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A beloved eatery and hang-out spot in downtown Springfield will close its doors for good by the end of the month. Kenny Lumpkin, owner of Dewey's Jazz Lounge in Springfield, says that the restaurant will close on April 23rd. Lumpkin says because of circumstances beyond the restaurant's control, they are no longer able to continue operating at the current location. Dewey's has been open since 2021 and has become well-known for its live music and welcoming community. Lumpkin says it became a cultural hub and a go-to destination for unforgettable experiences, 'It was a feeling of pride. We gave everything we had—we gave our best. We are proud of what Dewey's became and the safe space that Dewey's created and cultivated.' Lumpkin invites the public to visit during the restaurant's final weeks of operation to celebrate Dewey's. He adds that he plans to continue investing in the city of Springfield. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
