Paola Clouatre was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for months until the office of Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana advocated her release.

Paola Clouatre was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for months until the office of Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana advocated her release.

The office of Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana asked the Department of Homeland Security to release the detainee, who is married to a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.