TCU student believed to have been deported to El Salvador, Latin fraternity says

A Texas Christian University student may have been deported to El Salvador following his arrest in Arlington late last month, according to a statement from his fraternity.

The Latin fraternity, Lambda Theta Phi, identified the student as 20-year-old Luis Omar Andrade Garcia.

Andrade was arrested June 27 and charged with disorderly conduct and fleeing a police officer, according to online court records from the Tarrant County district clerk.

Arlington police officers attempted to stop Andrade’s vehicle at a city park in the 1300 block of Dugan Street at around 10 p.m. that night, and he fled, according to the public version of an Arlington police report.

The case was pleaded down to a class C misdemeanor, which is the least-severe category of criminal offense in Texas, Andrade’s attorney Jessica Warren said via phone Tuesday. Misdemeanors of that degree are only punishable by fines not more than $500, according to section 12.23 of the Texas Penal Code.

Speeding, running a red light, and getting a parking ticket are all class C misdemeanors.

Andrade paid roughly $200 in fines and court costs and his case was waived on July 8 with deferred adjudication and six months of community supervision, according to Tarrant County court records. The court documents note that Andrade was given an immigration warning that if he was not a citizen, the guilty plea could result in deportation.

“The last time we spoke with Luis, he was detained at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center,” the fraternity’s statement reads. “Unfortunately at the time of this writing we fear Luis Andrade could have been deported.”

Andrade attended Arlington’s Sam Houston High School and graduated as valedictorian in 2024, according to the fraternity.

Andrade is a double major in accounting and business information systems at TCU and has been awarded multiple scholarships, according to the statement. Since joining the university’s Beta Pi chapter in the spring of 2025, Andrade has become “deeply involved in campus life” and serves as a mentor to young people in the community.

“We respectfully request that Luis Omar Andrade Garcia be returned to the state of Texas,” fraternity officials wrote in their statement. The fraternity is launching a national week of action aimed at raising awareness about Andrade’s case, including phonebanks and a GoFundMe for his legal expenses, according to an Instagram post.

The Star-Telegram has reached out to TCU and the Arlington Police Department, for more information.