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b.c. mother and daughter detained in texas immigration lockup granted bond
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tania warner's work visa card. the b.c. woman and her daughter, ayla lucas, 7, were detained by u.s. authorities in texas.
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a penticton woman who was detained at an immigration facility in texas with her daughter has been granted bond, said her husband.
tania warner and her seven-year-old daughter ayla have spent more than two weeks in detention facilities after they were taken into custody at a u.s. border patrol checkpoint in sarita, tex., on march 14 while returning home from a baby shower.
on tuesday, warner’s husband, edward rose, said a judge had granted bond for warner and ayla at us$9,500.
he’s trying to gather the money together and expects to pay the ice bond on wednesday and be reunited with his family on the same day.
it was good news, he said, even if it meant going thousands of dollars into debt.
similar to bail, the ice bond allows the mother and daughter to be released from custody while awaiting an immigration hearing.
warner met rose online about five years ago and moved from penticton to texas. they were married about a year later and live in kingsville, tex.
warner, who is a self-employed fitness and nutrition coach, is in the process of getting her u.s. green card, which grants permanent residency.
despite having a valid “employment authorization” card good until 2030, warner was accused by ice of overstaying her visa.
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warner and ayla were taken to an ice detention facility in mcallen, tex., before getting transferred to another facility in dilley, about a 2 ½-hour drive from kingsville.
with files from postmedia news
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