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Chicago Woman Faces Deportation After Family Funeral

9/9/2025

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Donna Brown, 58, faces deportation to Ireland after her July arrest at Chicago customs.
She returned for a family funeral and is currently detained by ICE in Kentucky.
A legal resident since age 11, her husband, Jim Brown, argues their marriage should prevent deportation.
The government cites a ten-year-old bad check as a "crime of moral turpitude," despite her repayment.
Jim criticizes immigration policies and has launched a GoFundMe for legal fees and to protest her detention.

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Donna Brown, 58, faces deportation to Ireland after her July arrest at Chicago customs.
She returned for a family funeral and is currently detained by ICE in Kentucky.
A legal resident since age 11, her husband, Jim Brown, argues their marriage should prevent deportation.
The government cites a ten-year-old bad check as a "crime of moral turpitude," despite her repayment.
Jim criticizes immigration policies and has launched a GoFundMe for legal fees and to protest her detention.