US EditionJudge rules UW lab technician detained for months should not be deported
- An immigration judge in Tacoma ruled on May 29 that Lewelyn Dixon, a 64-year-old University of Washington lab technician, should not be deported after detention since February at Sea-Tac Airport and the Northwest ICE Processing Center.
- Dixon was detained upon her return to the U.S. After traveling to the Philippines, due to a 2001 embezzlement conviction involving about $6,500, which immigration authorities referenced despite her nearly five decades as a lawful permanent resident.
- She had long held a green card, declined citizenship to maintain Filipino nationality for family property reasons, and her case reflects the Trump administration's stricter immigration enforcement that targets long-term legal residents.
- After the ruling, Dixon described her three months in detention as "hell" and "horrific; it was awful, it is crowded-- super crowded," while supporters gathered outside the detention center expressing relief that "Aunty Lynn is coming home."
- The judge approved relief typically accessible to individuals holding green cards for three or more years, and a government lawyer chose not to challenge this decision, enabling Dixon's prompt release and return to her role at UW Medicine.
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ICE releases green-card holder who live in US legally for 50 years
An immigration judge in Washington state ruled that 64-year-old Lewelyn Dixon, who has been working as a University of Washington lab technician, does not qualify for deportation because she legally possessed a green card.
Green card holder Lewelyn Dixon should not be deported, WA immigration judge says
An immigration judge ruled Thursday that Lewelyn Dixon, a decadeslong green card holder whose February arrest at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport by immigration officials attracted national attention, shouldn't be deported.
Green-card holder Lewelyn Dixon should not be deported, WA judge says
TACOMA – An immigration judge ruled Thursday that Lewelyn Dixon, a decadeslong green-card holder whose February arrest at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport by immigration officials attracted national attention, shouldn’t be deported.Dixon, who works as a lab technician at UW Medicine, had a hearing before Judge Tammy Fitting at the immigration court in the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma. The 64-year-old green-card holder has been h…
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