Elderly Frenchwoman held by ICE has returned to France, foreign ministry says
An 85-year-old Frenchwoman who was arrested by ICE after her American veteran husband died, has returned to France, the foreign ministry announced Friday.
The detention of Marie-Thérèse Ross – who had moved to the US to marry her long-lost love and was still waiting for her Green Card application to be approved – has caused an uproar in France.
French widow released from ICE
- French widow, 85, released from ICE custody and returned home UPI —
- French widow detained by ICE after GI husband’s death released, returns to France The Hill —
- Widow, 86, Turned in to ICE by Stepson Is Freed After 16 Days Daily Beast —
- 85-year-old widow detained by ICE returns home, France's foreign minister says PBS —
- French widow, 86, flies home after ICE detention ordeal The Guardian —