Tania Warner is fitted with ankle monitor and released along with seven-year-old daughter Ayla Luca after being deemed not a flight risk
A Canadian woman and her seven-year-old daughter, who were held for nearly three weeks in a notorious detention center by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), were released on Thursday evening after posting a bond of $9,500.
Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla Luca, originally from British Columbia, are both Canadian citizens. Warner moved to the US in 2021 when she married Edward Warner, a US citizen. “Very happy to have my family home … it’s been a whirlwind day,” said Edward Warner.
After her release, Tania Warner told CBC News a judge decided that she and Ayla were not a flight risk, though she has been fitted with an ankle monitor. She said her immigration lawyer was able to argue that her documents had been filed correctly and that she is legally allowed to extend her time in the US.
The pair will now face a series of hearings to see if they can stay in the US, or if they will be deported. She and her family have maintained that all her immigration paperwork is up-to-date and that they were detained arbitrarily.
