Public Safety Memphis student detained by ICE ‘not doing well,’ lawmaker says By Aarron Fleming, Daily Memphian Published: March 24, 2026 3:47 PM CT “He wasn’t driving,” Rep. Gabby Salinas, said about 18-year-old Yassar Jose Lopez Soza. “They said there were drugs in the car. Nothing has come up. No charges, no speeding ticket, nothing. Absolutely nothing.” (Noah McLane/Special to The Daily Memphian) “He has a lot of depression, insomnia, he’s extremely sad and he’s lost a lot of weight in the two weeks that I hadn’t seen him,” State Rep. Gabby Salinas said about a local high schooler who has been detained by ICE for more than a month. Gabby Salinas Yassar Jose Lopez Soza ice Memphis Safe Task Force Aarron Fleming Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis. Public Safety on demand Sign up to receive Public Safety stories as they’re published. Enter your e-mail address