statesman A federal judge ordered Wednesday that the federal government release an Austin high school student who was arrested by ICE earlier this month, weeks before graduation. Luis Fernando Cabrera, 18, was detained while driving home from his closing shift at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in North Austin after a Texas state trooper stopped him because of an expired vehicle registration. The arrest of the Northeast Early College High School senior, who had an ongoing asylum case, stunned his classmates, who described him as lively and affable. The judge gave the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement until Friday to release Cabrera. Read more at the link in bio. View all 36 comments