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Why was this Irish grandmother detained by ICE in America?

Why was this Irish grandmother detained by ICE in America?

Update: 2025-09-11
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Irish grandmother Donna Hughes-Brown, a resident of Missouri who is married to a US Navy veteran, is being held in isolation in a detention centre in Kentucky operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

She was detained following a July visit to Ireland, when they attended a funeral and visited family in Cork and Drogheda.

Her husband Jim Brown joins Andrea to discuss what is happening.

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Why was this Irish grandmother detained by ICE in America?

Why was this Irish grandmother detained by ICE in America?