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Edmonton-born father back in Canada after 9 months in U.S. immigration detention
Wright spent nine months in ICE detention before abandoning his appeal, and he says a 22-year-old conviction triggered his removal.
- On Friday, Edmonton-born Curtis Wright returned to Canada following a 10-month detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after losing a legal battle to remain in Texas, where his two sons, aged eight and 11, reside.
- Wright's removal followed a November interview with ICE agents after a work trip to Mexico, where a drug possession conviction from 22 years ago resurfaced. He had lived in the United States since his youth, avoiding legal issues for nearly 30 years.
- Wright alleged "inhumane conditions" at the South Texas ICE Processing Centre, citing freezing cells and poor food. ICE spokesperson Sarah Loicano denied these claims, stating, "Individuals in ICE custody are provided appropriate meals and access to drinking water, hygiene facilities and recreation."
- Now in Kelowna with his fiancée, Kayla Thomsen, and their two-year-old daughter, Wright faces severely limited contact with his sons. "It drastically reduces my time and my ability to connect and be their father," Wright said in an interview from Kelowna.
- The administration plans to deport one million people this fiscal year, compared with roughly 442,000 removals last year. Wright blames President Donald Trump's heightened focus on deportation for why his life in the country had not been an issue for nearly 30 years.
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Edmonton-born father back in Canada after 9 months in U.S. immigration detention
A Edmonton-born man who lived most of his life in the United States is back in Canada, after losing a legal fight to remain south of the border to be with his two young sons.
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dailyguardian.caEdmonton-born father back in Canada after 9 months in ICE detention
'I've been removed for a mistake I made 22 years ago, when I was a 17-year-old kid in high school. And now two American children are going to be left without their father.'
·Toronto, Canada
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