Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé Detained by ICE in Alabama Is Released
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, an 85-year-old Frenchwoman, was released after 16 days in U.S. immigration detention and returned to France, announced by French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.
- The French government expressed concern over "acts of violence" related to her detention, emphasizing relief at her safe return.
- Ms. Ross-Mahé, who had moved to Alabama after marrying a former American G.I., was arrested amid a contentious probate dispute following her husband's unexpected death.
- She was taken from her home in Anniston on April 1 in minimal clothing, with allegations that one of her late husband's stepsons, a retired Alabama state trooper, was involved in her arrest.
- Upon arrival in Paris, Ms. Ross-Mahé appeared physically and emotionally exhausted, still wearing prison attire, and was reunited with her three adult children.
