哥伦比亚活动人士贝托·科拉尔（Beto Coral）在美国因批评一名特朗普支持的哥伦比亚政治候选人而遭到拘留，随后被迫离开该国。1美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥在6月16日向国土安全部发布备忘录，指控科拉尔利用在美国的身份从事针对哥伦比亚总统候选人阿贝拉多·德拉·埃斯普里埃利亚（Abelardo de la Espriella）的政治活动。1同日，科拉尔在迈阿密被捕，随后在国土安全部拘留期间遭遇虐待。1
科拉尔在美国享有合法身份已久，他于2015年12月以旅游签证入境，2016年3月申请了政治庇护，一直持有工作许可证。1在被拘留的30天内，他被关禁闭长达24天，并称遭到移民及海关执法局人员的殴打和虐待。1科拉尔于7月中旬自愿离开美国返回哥伦比亚，结束了他在该国逾十年的停留。1
此案引发美国国会的关注。九位民主党众议院成员在6月23日致信鲁比奥，要求立即释放科拉尔，指控拘留违反了言论自由等人权。1这被认为是美国首次因评论外国选举而拘留移民的事件。1
Colombian activist Beto Coral was detained and ultimately forced to leave the United States after criticising a Trump-backed candidate in Colombian politics.1 Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a memo to the Department of Homeland Security on June 16 accusing Coral of using his presence in the United States to conduct political activities against a Colombian presidential candidate.1 The same day, Coral was arrested in Miami following demonstrations he had organized opposing the candidate.1
During his thirty-day detention by DHS, Coral spent twenty-four days in solitary confinement and reported being beaten and abused by ICE personnel.1 Coral had entered the United States legally on a tourist visa in December 2015 and applied for political asylum in March 2016, maintaining lawful status and work authorization throughout his time in the country.1 The case drew attention from nine Democratic members of Congress, who sent a letter to Rubio on June 23 demanding Coral's immediate release and alleging violations of his freedom of speech and other human rights.1 After more than a decade in the United States, Coral voluntarily departed the country in mid-July.1 The incident is considered the first instance of the United States detaining an immigrant specifically for commenting on a foreign election.1
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