New Orleans (AP) – An Iranian mother detained by American Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers has been released after advocacy of Steve Skillis, leader of the majority of Republican House this week.
Mandona “Donna”, 64 -year -old Kashanian was detained by snow officials last month as she was a garden in her New Orleans’ house. She had been living in the United States for 47 years, and her husband and daughter are American citizens.
His family and Attorney said Kashan was allowed to stay in the US until he regularly investigated with immigration officials, as he had done without failure, his family and attorney said.
After an increase in community support for Kashanian, Scalis, which represents 1 Congress district of Louisiana, including New Orleans Suburbs, Media outlet told WDSU He asked the Homeland Security Department to give Kashan a “fair shake”.
Scalis said that Kashan should be judged on the “work of his life” and his role in his community.
“When he was picked up, we saw it and said,” Are they really looking at it correctly, purposefully? ” “And so they took a second look at it.”
Scalis’s office did not respond to the request of the comment from AP.
Scalis’ intervention was “absolutely important” for the back-to-back advocacy to secure the release of Kashanian, his lawyer Kane Mayox told the Associated Press. He said that what happens next for the legal status of Kashan is still being done.
The Department of Homeland Security Spokesperson Trisia McLaglin said in an email statement that “the facts of the case have not changed.”
McLaglin said, “Mandona Kashanian is illegally in this country.” “He ended all his legal options.”
Rape. Stephanie Hilferti, a Republican, who represents the Kashanian community, stated that she is a “dedicated mother and wife, a caretaker, neighbor and dedicated volunteer”, which is with habitte, her local school district and other organizations for humanity.
More than 100 neighbors of Kashanian wrote letters of support for him, which Hilferti told AP that he and Scalis had shared with the administration of President Donald Trump.
“He is an incredible volunteer and servant for our Lakvyu community, everyone knows him because he gives and does,” said Koni Koni Udo, a neighbor of Kashanian, who leads the Nola Tree Project, where Kashan and her husband have worked voluntarily over the years.
Some neighbors wrote letters to Trump expressing support for their immigration policies, but said that some people like Kashan were being improperly detained and were urged to reconsider their case.
Kashan arrived in the US in 1978 on a student visa and unsuccessfully applied to her father’s US -backed Shah based on the support of Shah.
Ice New Orleans said in a June 1 post on Social Platform X that Kashan had thwarted the US after retaining a deportation order in 1992.
“He was ordered and not done by a judge to visit America,” the agency said. “Don’t be surprised that we are knocking.”
But Kashan was allowed to live with her husband and child until she regularly investigated with immigration officials, her family said. For decades, she “confidently and fully complied with the terms,” ​​Meyox, his lawyer said. Even the storm managed to investigate with the authorities while displaced by Katrina.
Kashanian met her husband Russell Milne while barting as a student in the late 1980s. He filmed Persian cooking tutorial on YouTube and dotted on neighboring children.
Milne told AP that his family was “extremely grateful” for all the support of his community and elected officials.
“She is fulfilling her obligations,” Milne told AP after her detention. “He is the age of retirement. He is not a threat. Who raises a grandmother?”
There are other Iranians living in America for decades raised By immigration officers, and US military attacks on Iran Concerns have increased that more custody can be taken and exiled. Iran was one of the 12 countries, which was under the US travel ban that was effective this month.
Immigration officers are demanding the arrest of 3,000 people a day under instructions from the Trump administration.
Attorney Mayox of Kashanian said that he represents other customers who had built life in the US for decades and are now being detained and being deported.
“There is still heartache that is happening to people,” said Mayox. “The difference is that they lived a quiet life and did not have access to political power to change the results in their affairs.”
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Brook is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for the US Statehouse News Initiative. Report for america There is a non -profit national service program that keeps journalists in the local news room to report on undercover issues.
Jack Brook, Associated Press
