Agents detained Marie-Therese Ross in Alabama on 1 April after she overstayed her 90-day visa, according to DHS

The son of pensioner Marie-Thérèse told French media he is worried for his mother's frail health as she is detained in a Louisiana ICE centre.

The family of Marie-Thérèse, from Brittany, fear for her health after she was cuffed and placed in a detention centre

Agents detained Marie-Therese Ross in Alabama on 1 April after she overstayed her 90-day visa, according to DHS

La mujer fue arrestada en su casa por los agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas, meses después de fallecer su marido, porque no tenía el permiso de residencia

La mujer, que ya está de vuelta en su país de origen, fue arrestada tras morir su marido porque no tenía permiso de residencia

Marie-Thérèse Ross was arrested on 1 April and held in a Louisiana facility by immigration officials

Marie-Thérèse had moved to the US after reuniting with her long-lost love, an American man who died in January.

An 85-year-old woman from France whose late husband was a U.S. veteran returned to France Friday after being detained by ICE for 16 days.