00:00Imagine landing at a major US airport expecting to attend a high profile VIP sports event
00:07only to be stopped at border control, stripped of every personal belonging down to your toothbrush
00:16and logged inside an immigration detention center.
00:21That shocking reality just happened to Dutchmodel and mega-influencer Vera Dijmans, who boosts
00:31more than 5.7 million followers on Instagram and the urgent SOS updates posted directly
00:38to her Instagram stories by her devastated family have set social media on fire.
00:44The dramatic turn of events unfolded on Wednesday evening, November 11, 2026, when the 29-year-old
00:53Dutch content creator arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
01:00According to her family, Vera was flying in after being invited by the UFC to attend a major
01:11mixed martial arts event in New York.
01:15Instead of walking out to a VIP car, she was immediately taken into custody by ICE agents.
01:21Shortly afterward, Vera's family and friends took over her official Instagram account, posting
01:29an urgent series of Instagram stories alleging her nearly 6 million followers that she had
01:37been detained and asking fans to share the message widely to help bring her home safely.
