All articles tagged with #visa overstay
The Department of Homeland Security says ICE detained right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos for overstaying his visa, arresting him at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Yiannopoulos, a UK national, entered the U.S. legally in 2019 but chose to remain in the country, and a immigration judge issued a final removal order on July 22; he remains in ICE custody pending removal.
A Canadian woman pleaded guilty to simple assault for slapping a teenager during a confrontation over pro-Trump clothing on the Jersey Shore; after a one-day jail sentence, an immigration judge ordered her deportation to Canada due to a visa overstay and unlawful presence in the United States.
An immigration judge ordered Kaitlyn Tracey, a Canadian who overstayed her U.S. visa, deported to Canada after allegedly slapping a teen on New Jersey's Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk over clothing that read 'Trump' and 'ICE.' Tracey overstayed since Sept. 2024 and was charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child, among other counts, with ICE planning to return her home.
Federal immigration agents detained Fatima Ameaka, a Johns Hopkins researcher, at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on allegations she overstayed her U.S. visa, which was valid until June 13, 2024 after she entered on June 27, 2023. She remains in ICE custody awaiting removal proceedings; Hopkins says it is assisting with legal representation and monitoring her health, amid concern from colleagues and supporters online and political figures about her treatment and access to medications.
ICE is increasingly detaining travelers at U.S. airports as part of a broader deportation push, with multiple incidents reported across Las Vegas, Nashville, Denver, and San Francisco. The cases often involve individuals who are legally in the U.S. or have pending immigration proceedings and who are detained or restrained at gate areas or jet bridges. DHS says a pending visa status does not confer legal status, while advocates warn that the airport setting facilitates faster custody and raises due process concerns amid intensified enforcement.
A Kenyan former NFL linebacker Daniel Adongo, who played for the Indianapolis Colts from 2013–2015, was deported from the United States after overstaying his visa in 2016 and accruing multiple arrests and a prison sentence, according to ICE. ICE described him as dangerous, noting he was ordered to depart on 23 March and removed on 20 June; his record includes charges such as felony intimidation, battery and disorderly conduct, and he spent time in a psychiatric hospital, with a history of mental-health treatment.
Former Colts linebacker Daniel Adongo, a Kenyan rugby convert who joined the NFL in 2013, was deported from the United States after overstaying his visa in 2016 and being held under the Laken Riley Act; his decade in the U.S. included arrests and questions about mental health, including a 2020 misdemeanor conviction, and he appeared in five NFL games before being waived in 2015.
Iryna Gorb, a 38-year-old Ukrainian immigrant who has lived in San Francisco for 16 years and works as a head barista at Better Half Coffee and as a professional photographer, was detained by plainclothes ICE agents at San Francisco International Airport after arriving from Portland. Authorities say she overstayed a visa that expired in 2011 and has been moved to the California City Detention Facility in Kern County pending removal proceedings. Video of the arrest circulated online, prompting commentary from friends and immigration advocates about the growing use of airport detentions; Gorb is expected to meet an attorney soon and supporters hope for release on bond.
France's foreign minister said 85-year-old Marie-Thérèse Ross, the French widow of a U.S. Army veteran, has returned to France after ICE detained her in Alabama for overstaying a 90-day visa, a move France criticized as not in line with its standards.
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.
A Maryland pastor and father of three, Daniel Fuentes Espinal, who overstayed his visa by 24 years after fleeing Honduras, was detained by ICE and is awaiting a court hearing. His family and community are advocating for his release, highlighting his contributions and the bureaucratic challenges he faced in obtaining legal residency. The case has drawn criticism from local lawmakers and community members, emphasizing concerns over immigration enforcement practices.
A Honduran-born Maryland pastor, Daniel Fuentes Espinal, who overstayed his visa by 24 years, was detained by ICE and is awaiting a court hearing, sparking community protests and calls for his release amid broader immigration enforcement concerns.