"Although other immigrants have previously been detained in the US over their political activism – most notably the Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil for protesting against the war in Gaza – Coral’s case is being seen as the first involving remarks about a foreign election.
“They detained me simply because I protested against a Trump-backed candidate,” said the 40-year-old activist, whose full name is Franklin Humberto Coral Garrido."
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