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submitted 1 day ago by brianpeiris@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Mother and child held in notorious Rio Grande Valley detention centre despite presenting visa, family says

A Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter, who has autism, have been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas since Saturday, family members have said.

Relatives of Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla Lucas say they were detained unlawfully. They are uncertain about what problem ICE found with their immigration paperwork.

Tania Warner and her daughter are both Canadians, with Warner originally from British Columbia. The Canadian broadcaster CTV News reported that they are being held at the notorious Rio Grande Valley Central processing centre in McAllen, Texas.

Warner, who is said to have moved to the US five years ago, lives in Kingsville, Texas, with her husband, Edward Warner, a US citizen.

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[-] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 17 points 21 hours ago

See what happens when you go to the Untied States? No good can come from going to the Untied States

[-] atro_city@fedia.io 17 points 1 day ago

The US has to claim more ICE victims before the world understands it isn't safe to travel there.

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Some people only learn the hard way.

this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2026
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