NEW YORK, March 19, 2025 — In what appears to be the latest casualty of the Trump administration's renewed immigration crackdown targeting Latin Americans and Caribbean nationals with alleged criminal connections, Guyanese social media activist Melissa Atwell-Holder, better known as "Melly Mel," was apprehended from her New York home by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents on March 13, raising questions about international political pressure and the boundaries of online activism.