Donna Hughes-Brown, a 59-year old Irish woman and married to an American army veteran, has been in the US legally since she was 11 years old. She has a permanent resident green card. In July she was returning home after a visit to Ireland and was taken into custody by ICE at the airport where she remained for almost 5 months. Apparently, she was a "criminal" in need of deportation over two bounced checks totaling $80 (a misdemeanor) that were resolved over 10 years ago. She was taken to an ICE facility more than 6 hours from her home and until just before Christmas. She was finally released after her husband brought her case to he attention of several senators and testified before Congress. A judge ruled she was not a danger to the US.
Her husband, who voted for Trump, never thought they'd come for his wife.
Donna Hughes-Brown has reunited with her family after five months in an immigration detention unit in Kentucky.
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“As far as being scared, I’m scared that this is going to continue,” she said. “It affects everybody. And nobody is safe. Nobody is safe.”