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Irish green card holder detained by ICE after returning from Ireland

Apr 2025·Location: San Francisco, CA

Country of origin: Ireland

Irish green card holder detained by ICE after returning from Ireland
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Cliona Ward, a 54-year-old Irish national who has legally resided in the United States for approximately 40 years, was detained by ICE after returning from a trip to Ireland where she visited her ill father. Ward, a green card holder, was questioned about criminal convictions from 2003-2008 related to drug possession charges. She claims these convictions were expunged. Ward is being held in an ICE facility in Tacoma, Washington, and is scheduled to appear before an immigration judge in Seattle to argue her case.

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Apr 2025—Ward scheduled to appear before immigration judge in Seattle
Mar 2025—Cliona Ward detained by ICE at San Francisco airport after returning from Ireland
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