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French detainee released after 16-day US immigration crackdown

5/13/2026

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Marie-Thérèse Ross was released to France after 16 days in a Louisiana immigration center.
She was arrested on April 1 in Alabama for a visa overstay during the U.S. President Donald Trump immigration crackdown.
While detained, she heard children and babies cry nightly in a dormitory of 58 women amid constant guard shouting.
She plans medical follow-up in France for post-traumatic stress symptoms and to speak about the women she met.

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Marie-Thérèse Ross was released to France after 16 days in a Louisiana immigration center.
She was arrested on April 1 in Alabama for a visa overstay during the U.S. President Donald Trump immigration crackdown.
While detained, she heard children and babies cry nightly in a dormitory of 58 women amid constant guard shouting.
She plans medical follow-up in France for post-traumatic stress symptoms and to speak about the women she met.