U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Marie-Thérèse Ross in Alabama on April 1 for overstaying her visa.
85-year-old widow detained by ICE returns home, France's foreign minister says
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained an 85-year-old widow, Marie-Thérèse Ross, in Alabama for overstaying her visa, highlighting systemic vulnerabilities in ICE's detention and visa monitoring systems. The incident affects elderly travelers and visa holders, raising concerns about due process and the potential for misidentification or misuse of visa databases.