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Felipe Zapata Velásquez, 27, a University of Florida international student, is seen in this excerpt from police video being ticketed March 28, 2025, near UF’s campus. His mother says he is now ...
Zapata Velásquez’s family did not immediately return phone messages or texts. The Colombia consulate’s office in Orlando also did not immediately return a phone message or email on Tuesday.
Felipe Zapata Velásquez, 27, was arrested March 28 for driving with a U.S. driver’s license that had been suspended since January 2024 and with an outdated vehicle registration.
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.
"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.
UPDATE: A Gainesville police officer stopped Felipe Zapata Velásquez, 27, on March 28 driving near the UF football stadium and ticketed him because his sedan’s registration had expired in July ...
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 ...
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Felipe Zapata Velásquez, 27, a University of Florida international student, is seen in this excerpt from police video being ticketed March 28, 2025, near UF’s campus. His mother says he is now ...
Felipe Zapata Velásquez (576x720, AR: 0.8) Separately, an Alachua County sheriff’s deputy also had ticketed Zapata Velásquez in August 2021 for driving 75 mph in a 45 mph zone.
Felipe Zapata Velásquez, 27, was arrested March 28 for driving with a U.S. driver’s license that had been suspended since January 2024 with an outdated vehicle registration.