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An Irish woman who was detained by US immigration authorities because of a criminal record dating back almost 20 years has been released after 17 days in custody.

Cliona Ward, 54, who has lived legally in the US for decades, emerged on Wednesday from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) facility at Tacomain Washington.

After visiting her sick father in Ireland she had been detained at San Francisco airport on 21 April, causing an outcry in Ireland and the US and a campaign for her release.

Last week a California judge agreed to an application for the original convictions to be formally overturned in a manner that would be recognised at a federal level, paving the way for her release, according to Ward’s lawyers.

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[–] ElcaineVolta@kbin.melroy.org 69 points 1 year ago (3 children)

to anyone who might be thinking this is no big deal. could you just disappear from your life for 17 days and just pick it back up? would your boss happily understand? would any missed bills just forgive you? this is still a massive penalty; not even to mention the psychological harm this ordeal would levy.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I worry a lot of people won't learn until the leopard is eating their face, and maybe not even then.

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Yep.

Most US'ians are so blindly occupied with the everyday events of their own little lives that they won't realize/care that it's raining a shitstorm until the shit actually gets on them personally. In quantity.

🙄 🤡 🤦‍♀️

[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

As someone who could do that: It is still a big deal.

[–] FreedomAdvocate -5 points 1 year ago

It’s funny that in this case the immigration officials were following due process, and people in here are crying about how bad it is.

[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ice are an international terrorist organization

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That guy served in the White House btw, although that's not really shocking anymore seeing who's living there, but back during when he got on to the Obama administration, it was kinda crazy. (Also why his character killed himself in House MD.)

[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kal Penn! World class actor and true American patriot!

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Idk know he honestly has the greatest range, but definitely world class in comedy. And lots of people say comedy is harder than drama, but idk.

I haven't really watched his latest works. Only the stoner movies and House, really.

[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He was in smile that horror movie a couple years ago. It was actually a super good horror flick imo. I was stoked to see Kumar being a dr again

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I love the ending to smile 2. The creature on the stage was some Evangeline shit.

[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Smile 1 blew my mind. Lowish budget and leaning into one theme hard. Nailed it.

Smile 2… was a little goofy.

But the weird monster was great

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven't seen the first one yet.
But yeah, there's a reason i only brought up the monster haha

If you like the second you’ll love the first

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

They're a real bunch of ICE-holes

[–] celeste@kbin.earth 24 points 1 year ago

Trump won the 2024 election on the promise of “the largest deportation operation in American history”, but few anticipated a crackdown on documented immigrants, including visa and green card holders and citizens who have the status by birth or naturalisation, or tourists.

Plenty of people anticipated this. Who's easier to deport when you want to get rid of a big number quickly? Someone living under the radar? Or someone who's right on file and complies with orders to come in? And if there's no due process, you can say they committed any crime you want to justify it. It's not like morality or honesty would stop anyone involved in the process.