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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/canadian-mother-daughter-ice-detention>
"A Canadian woman and her seven-year-old daughter with autism who have been
held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for nearly a week have
been transferred to a notorious detention center and asked to “self-deport”,
according to her husband, who said the pair had been “traumatized” by the
experience.
Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla Luca, originally from British Columbia,
moved to the US five years ago, when Warner married Edward Warner, a US
citizen.
The family lives in Kingsville, Texas, and were driving home from a baby shower
in Raymondville on 14 March when they were stopped at a border patrol
checkpoint in Sarita.
Since then, Warner said that he had been only been able to have short telephone
calls to his wife that often last no longer than a few minutes.
“She says she’s traumatized … They’re not good,” he said, adding that his wife
was forced to whisper during the calls so that officials could not overhear the
conversation.
“She said the border patrol agents are just absolute pieces of shit,” said
Warner, who added that Ayla had developed a rash during her time in detention.
Warner said that Tania had been told she could be released if she agreed to
“self-deport” to Canada. “We don’t want that at all,” he said. “They are my
family.”
Warner said his family has been detained unlawfully, as all Tania’s paperwork
to live and work in the US is valid until 2030.
Tania’s cousin Amber Sinclair said: “She has a social security card. She has a
functional visa. That’s good until 2030, so I don’t understand why they’re
stopping her and detaining her.”
The family is scrambling to raise enough money to pay for legal help, she
said."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
