The French government is petitioning the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the release of an 86-year-old French widow. She was detained earlier this month in immigration custody in Louisiana.

The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody in Louisiana after she was detained earlier this month. <img alt="FILE - A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge, June 10, 2025, in New York." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1933x1289+0+0/resize/1933x1289!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2Fdb%2F60f2e74a...