EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Immigrant advocates are calling for the release of an El Paso-area activist detained Sunday at El Paso International Airport on immigration charges.

Catalina “Xóchitl” Santiago was taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents at around 4 a.m. as she waited to board a flight out of El Paso. The Movimiento Cosecha activist and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals beneficiary was carrying a work authorization document when detained, according to friends and colleagues who have started a GoFundMe account for her legal fees.

Movimiento Cosecha also posted on X video of Santiago's encounter with Border Patrol agents at the airport.

“Xóchitl was accosted by two Border Patrol agents […] as she was about to board a domestic flight for work. Despite presentin

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