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Marie-Thérèse
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An 86-year-old French woman detained by ICE after moving to the US.
Notable Quotes
"They handcuffed her hands and feet like she was a dangerous criminal."View Story →
"Our priority is to get her out of this detention center and repatriate her to France."View Story →
""They handcuffed her hands and feet like she was a dangerous criminal.""View Story →
"They handcuffed her hands and feet like she was a dangerous criminal."View Story →
"My mother was a fighter and holding up well but that she had heart and back problems."View Story →
"My story was like a bad American film. Every morning I wake up and tell myself none of it is true, that it was just a nightmare."View Story →
"For us, it’s urgent to get her out of the detention center and bring her back to France."View Story →
"The neighbors went to the court for the hearing and said our mother would have won."View Story →
"It’s like a bad scene from an American film. Every morning, I wake, saying it can’t be true, that I’ve had a nightmare."View Story →
"For us, it’s urgent to get her out of the detention center and bring her back to France."View Story →
"The neighbors went to the court for the hearing and said our mother would have won."View Story →
"She’s holding up. Our mother’s a fighter; a force of nature. The others being held call her unsinkable."View Story →
"For us it’s urgent to get her out of the detention centre and bring her back to France."View Story →
"It’s like a bad scene from an American film. Every morning, I wake saying it can’t be true, that I’ve had a nightmare."View Story →
"Our priority is to get her out of this detention center and repatriate her to France. Given her health, she won’t last a month in such conditions of detention."View Story →
"They handcuffed her hands and feet like she was a dangerous criminal."View Story →
"Mum is finally free! It's a total relief."View Story →
"Le esposaron las manos y los pies como si fuera una criminal peligrosa."View Story →
"For us it’s urgent to get her out of the detention centre and bring her back to France."View Story →
"She’s holding up. Our mother’s a fighter; a force of nature. The others being held call her unsinkable."View Story →
Related Stories
'Mum is finally free!' Pensioner detained by ICE in US returns to France
Marie-Thérèse had moved to the US after reuniting with her long-lost love, an American man who died in January.
April 17, 2026French woman, 86, held by ICE after moving to US to reunite with long-lost love
The son of pensioner Marie-Thérèse says he worries for his mother's frail health, while she is detained in a Louisiana ICE centre.
April 14, 2026