Submission statement: Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé is an 85 year old French widow who, after her first husband died, reconnected with an American who she had dated in the 1950s when they were both working on a NATO base. She moved to Alabama, married him, but then he died of a heart attack. This set off a custody battle between her and his sons. The sons redirected her mail and took the cars, making it so she missed immigration appointments, and then one of them, an Alabama state trooper, called ICE to have her arrested. She was held in ICE custody for over two weeks, before being deported to France.
This case shows how the immigration system being oblique allows people to manipulate the system to personal benefit. The article also talks about how hard ICE detention is in general, and especially for the elderly.
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Submission statement: Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé is an 85 year old French widow who, after her first husband died, reconnected with an American who she had dated in the 1950s when they were both working on a NATO base. She moved to Alabama, married him, but then he died of a heart attack. This set off a custody battle between her and his sons. The sons redirected her mail and took the cars, making it so she missed immigration appointments, and then one of them, an Alabama state trooper, called ICE to have her arrested. She was held in ICE custody for over two weeks, before being deported to France.
This case shows how the immigration system being oblique allows people to manipulate the system to personal benefit. The article also talks about how hard ICE detention is in general, and especially for the elderly.