Elderly Frenchwoman Freed After ICE Detention, Returns to France

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An elderly Frenchwoman who moved to Anniston, Alabama, to be with a late husband was detained by ICE while awaiting a green card and has returned to France. French Foreign Minister confirmed her arrival, and a son said she was exhausted after being photographed in a stained prison uniform upon reunion in Paris. The case highlights ICE enforcement under the Trump era and notes she overstayed a 90-day visa.
- Widow, 86, returns to France after being held by ICE BBC
- Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, Detained by ICE in Alabama, Is Released The New York Times
- 85-year-old widow is released from US custody, returns to France amid messy family dispute AP News
- ‘Maman is finally free!’: French widow, 86, flies home after ICE detention ordeal The Guardian
- 85-year-old widow detained by ICE returns home, France's foreign minister says NBC News
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