France urges U.S. to free 86-year-old widow held by ICE
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France is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release Marie-Therese Ross, an 86-year-old widow of a U.S. Army veteran, who was detained by ICE in Alabama after overstaying a 90-day visa and is now held in Louisiana. The French Consul General says Paris is fully mobilized, has visited her in detention, and is coordinating with her family and officials to secure her release and ensure access to food and healthcare while DHS reviews her status.
- French government seeking release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE NBC News
- ICE Has Detained Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, an 85-Year-Old Widow The New York Times
- French woman, 86, held by ICE after moving to US to reunite with long-lost love BBC
- France seeks release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE The Guardian
- From rekindled love story to ICE 'nightmare': France calls on US to release 86-year-old France 24
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