Wife of U.S. Soldier Removed From Deportation Flight and Released From Federal Immigration Custody
After more than a month in detention, Maisa Lopes Eliaser returned home and will try to reopen her immigration case and pursue a green card.
- On Wednesday, Maisa Lopes Eliaser returned to Louisiana after being removed from a deportation flight to Brazil when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers received a mysterious phone call mid-flight.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Eliaser on July 8, 2026, for overstaying a tourist visa she used to enter the U.S. in 2019; an immigration judge issued a final removal order on April 15, 2026.
- ICE officers told Eliaser she was "famous" because there were videos about her case. She described her time in detention as being treated like "an animal" and said, "It felt like I was in a nightmare."
- Eliaser has an appointment scheduled for Monday to reopen her case and advance her green card application, though Jaramillo said he was told there will be no further issues with her case.
- Following The Associated Press reporting, Congressional Democrats launched an investigation into deportations of military families. Danitza James, president of Repatriate Our Patriots, said the reunion is "proof of what's possible when people set politics aside.
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Wife of U.S. soldier removed from deportation flight, released from federal immigration custody
A U.S. soldier’s wife who spent more than a month in federal immigration detention said she is back home after officers removed her from a deportation flight to Brazil.
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