Notre Dame sophomore Mark Mikhail was arrested by ICE agents at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Friday, October 23, while traveling back to campus. Federal immigration officers transported Mikhail to a detention facility in Adelanto, California, where he was held for three nights before his release on Tuesday, October 27.
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Originally from Egypt, and seeking asylum in the U.S. based on persecution of Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt, Mikhail lives with his family in California.
On campus, Mikhail serves as president of the undergraduate Maritain Fellows. He studies biology and theology and lives in O’Neill Family Hall.
