A GoFundMe campaign launched by the loved ones of Felipe Zapata Velásquez — a 28-year-old Colombian international student who chose to self-deport to his home country after being detained by U.S.

Felipe Zapata Velásquez, 27, was in the process of renewing his F-1 student visa when he was arrested, according to NTN24.

"Felipe Zapata-Velasquez, 27, of Colombia, was admitted into the U.S. on Feb. 12, 2023, in Orlando, Florida, as a F-1 student to attend Sante Fe College.

Felipe Zapata Velásquez, 27, was in the process of renewing his F-1 student visa when he was arrested, according to NTN24.

More than 90 people gathered in Turlington Plaza at noon on Wednesday to protest the deportation of Colombian UF student Felipe Zapata Velasquez and advocate for the inclusion of an immigration ...

Felipe Zapata Velásquez (576x720, AR: 0.8) Zapata Velásquez, a junior studying food and resource economics, had been living in Florida for four years, according to court records.