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Canadian Family Detained by ICE Amid Calls for Release

3/21/2026

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Tania Warner and her seven-year-old daughter Ayla, Canadian nationals, have been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for nearly a week after a Texas border checkpoint.
Tania Warner's husband says the family has been traumatized and that she has been pressured to "self-deport" despite having valid immigration paperwork.
They were moved from the McAllen processing center to the Dilley immigration center, and advocates and a Texas congressman are calling for their release and humane treatment.

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Story summary

Tania Warner and her seven-year-old daughter Ayla, Canadian nationals, have been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for nearly a week after a Texas border checkpoint.
Tania Warner's husband says the family has been traumatized and that she has been pressured to "self-deport" despite having valid immigration paperwork.
They were moved from the McAllen processing center to the Dilley immigration center, and advocates and a Texas congressman are calling for their release and humane treatment.