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After three months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, a Filipino green-card holder who had been arrested at Seattle-Tacoma Airport has finally gone home.
One more for the "WTF" quota...

This lady has been legally in the U.S. for 50 years. She was detained by ICE in *February* when coming home from a trip to the Philippines and only just released last week.

"It was horrific; it was awful, it is crowded—super crowded."
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
ICE releases health worker arrested at airport despite living in the U.S. legally for 50 years
Lewelyn Dixon had been arrested at the Seattle airport after a trip to her native Philippines in late February. She was released from ICE custody after three months.
www.nbcnews.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The sign read "This is not normal" getting tossed and laughed at on live television.
March 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Underwriting =/= commercials. 🙄
January 31, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Thanks Hank. It's an absolutely remarkable thing.
A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.

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PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025
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January 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM