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Shackled, transferred, mocked: woman, 23, says she gave in to deportation after ‘humiliating’ ICE detention

an ICE facility — triggers: shackled. <p>Exclusive: Ana María was happy working in the US with an open asylum case. But after ICE detained her for months, she said she requested to go back to her native country</p><p>Ana María had been happy living in the US. She had an asylum case going through the US immigration system and was working, becoming part of t

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    The Guardian

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    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/30/ice-detention-immigration-journey
    <p>Exclusive: Ana María was happy working in the US with an open asylum case. But after ICE detained her for months, she said she requested to go back to her native country</p><p>Ana María had been happy living in the US. She had an asylum case going through the US immigration system and was working, becoming part of the community, living with her boyfriend and was grateful for safe harbor.</p><p>But after she was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), she had such a horrendous e