Lowcountry woman describes her time in immigration detention

Lowcountry woman describes her time in immigration detention

BLUFFTON, S.C. (WSAV) — A Lowcountry woman is awaiting her fate in a North Carolina courtroom next month after being detained and sent to detention centers across the country while on the way home from a vacation. Maria Jose Leiton says she followed every step when she immigrated from Costa Rica and had no criminal record or issues while she was in the United States. But she said, just as life began to feel settled, a vacation turned everything …

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BLUFFTON, S.C. (WSAV) — A Lowcountry woman is awaiting her fate in a North Carolina courtroom next month after being detained and sent to detention centers across the country while on the way home from a vacation. Maria Jose Leiton says she followed every step when she immigrated from Costa Rica and had no criminal record or issues while she was in the United States. But she said, just as life began to feel settled, a vacation turned everything …