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Green card holder deported to Netherlands adjusts to life separated from family

Feb 8, 2026 · Columbia, MO, Netherlands

Green card holder deported to Netherlands adjusts to life separated from family

Owen Ramsingh, a 45-year-old Missouri resident and green card holder, was detained at O'Hare Airport in September 2025 after Border Patrol discovered a felony drug conviction from nearly 30 years prior. He was deported to the Netherlands in February 2026 and is now rebuilding his life in his birth country while separated from his wife and teenage daughter. Ramsingh, who last lived in the Netherlands at age 5, is living with his reconnected father and reports experiencing nightmares from his detention.

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