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Canadian woman held with daughter by ICE is released after nearly three weeks of detention

The Guardian · · 585 words · By Olivia Bowden
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“A Canadian woman and her seven-year-old daughter, who were held for nearly three weeks in a notorious detention center by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), were released on Thursday evening after posting a bond of $9,500.”
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“Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla Luca, originally from British Columbia, are both Canadian citizens.”
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“Warner moved to the US in 2021 when she married Edward Warner, a US citizen.”
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The Guardian cross-reference confirms Warner moved to Texas in 2021 via marriage to a US citizen. Other Wikipedia sources are irrelevant.
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“After her release, Tania Warner told CBC News a judge decided that she and Ayla were not a flight risk, though she has been fitted with an ankle monitor.”
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“The pair will now face a series of hearings to see if they can stay in the US, or if they will be deported.”
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“Warner and her daughter were initially taken into ICE custody on 14 March.”
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“The family lives in Kingsville, Texas, and were driving home from a baby shower in Raymondville when they were stopped at a checkpoint in Sarita.”
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“ICE agents to be fingerprinted but then never returned.”
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“Edward Warner told the Vancouver Sun that ICE officials said 'she overstayed her visa', though he provided the paper with a copy of a US 'employment authorization' card issued to his wife last year, and it had an expiry date of 8 June 2030.”
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The Guardian cross-reference directly supports the claim about the visa overstay and employment authorization card with an expiry date of 8 June 2030.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — ICE officials said 'she overstayed her visa,' though her husband provided a copy of a US 'employment authorization' card with an expiry date of 8 June 2030.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/canadian-mot…
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“Though originally held at Rio Grande Valley central processing center in McAllen, Texas, Warner and her daughter, who has autism, were moved to the Dilley immigration processing center in south Texas on 20 March.”
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“At Rio Grande, no beds were provided and detainees slept on mats with the lights on 24 hours a day, she said.”
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“At Dilley, there was some comfort in having a mattress to sleep on.”
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“ICE agents were constantly pressuring her to 'self-deport'.”
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“Global Affairs Canada... said it was 'aware of multiple cases of Canadians currently or previously in immigration-related detention in the US'.”
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“ICE asked for more information... but nearly two weeks later, ICE has not replied.”
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