The article details the experience of 85-year-old Marie-Thérèse Ross, a French widow of a U.S. veteran, who was detained for 16 days in a U.S. immigration facility. Her arrest, part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, occurred shortly after her husband’s death, amid a dispute over his estate. Ross describes the harrowing conditions within the detention center, including the sounds of crying children and babies, and the condescending treatment from guards, which profoundly impacted her perspective on U.S. immigration policies. Despite the ordeal, she found solidarity among fellow detainees, many of whom were mothers separated from their children.
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An Irish man, Seamus Culleton, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for five months and faces deportation despite holding a valid work permit and having no criminal record. Culleton, married to a US citizen and operating a local business, was arrested during a random immigration sweep, according to his lawyer. Despite being in the process of applying for lawful permanent residence and having a final interview scheduled, his detention prevented him from attending, and he claims to have been pressured to sign deportation documents he did not agree to. His lawyer argues that the government is acting ineptly and capriciously towards an individual who has established a life and business in the US and followed immigration procedures correctly.
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Canadian actress and entrepreneur Jasmine Mooney was detained for nearly two weeks in US immigration detention centers after her work visa was revoked. Held at the San Ysidro border crossing and subsequently transferred to Arizona, Mooney described inhumane conditions, including concrete cells with inadequate bedding and sanitation. Mooney, who had no criminal record, was ultimately released and returned to Canada. The circumstances surrounding the visa revocation and her detention remain unclear.
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John Q. Hosedrinker