WA Mother, Son Detained by ICE in Texas After Trip to Northern Border

WA mother, son detained by ICE in Texas after trip to northern border

A Snohomish County mother from New Zealand and her six-year-old son are being held at a federal immigration detention facility in Texas after U.S. border agents said her travel permit had expired.

‘Thought she was being kidnapped’: New Zealand woman, 6-year-old son detained in US after Canada trip

Sarah Shaw, 33, has lived in Washington state for just over three years, working at a maximum security juvenile facility while raising her three children.

Embassy staff in contact with Kiwi woman detained in US immigration facility

It was only made aware of the case through media reports - and Foreign Minister Winston Peters' office said nobody made contact before then.