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Detained on a Plane Then Reunited | Lake Charles News
A harrowing flight layover in Colombia turned into a life-or-death moment when Staff Sergeant Alexis Jaramillo’s wife, Maisa Lopes Eliaser, was detained by U.S. authorities after a biometrics mix-up. Thanks to Senator Mark Kelly’s urgent intervention, she was pulled off the plane and reunited with her husband and their young son — but the trauma lingers. Maisa has lost weight, struggles with sleep, and recalls the deplorable conditions of detention. Though her GPS monitor is off, monthly ICE check-ins and a pending appeal keep her under threat of deportation. Even home, the family lives in…
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