Wife of Marine Corps Veteran Released From ICE Custody After Advocacy From GOP Senator's Office
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, JUL 29 – Senator John Kennedy's intervention followed a federal judge halting Paola Clouatre's deportation after months in ICE custody due to unresolved immigration status tied to her mother’s case.
- Paola Clouatre, the spouse of Marine Corps veteran Adrian Clouatre, was freed from ICE detention in late July following a judge’s decision to stop her deportation order on July 23.
- Her detention occurred in late May during a scheduled meeting concerning her application for lawful permanent residency, which led her family's lawyer to seek assistance from Senator John Kennedy's office in early June.
- Paola entered the U.S. as a minor with her mother over a decade ago, received a deportation order in 2018, and was separated from her children during ICE custody in north Louisiana.
- Adrian expressed that officials should consider each case individually rather than automatically placing people in ICE detention due to their immigration status, while Paola shared that during her time in detention, she felt sorrowful and as if she had let her children down.
- Following her release, Paola reunited with her family in Baton Rouge, but her immigration case is expected to take years before formal closure with hopes for permanent residency.
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A Marine Corps veteran's wife has been released from ICE detention after advocacy from Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican who backs President Donald Trump's hardline immigration crackdown.
Wife of Marine Corps veteran released from ICE custody after advocacy from GOP senator's office
The wife of a Marine Corps veteran detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for months has been released following advocacy from the office of Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana.
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