Overview
- They left custody after the family paid a US$9,500 bond that a judge set, and the judge found they were not a flight risk.
- Stopped at a Sarita, Texas, checkpoint on March 14, they were taken to a McAllen processing site and then to the Dilley family detention center near San Antonio.
- Warner is applying for a green card, and her lawyer says she had filed required forms and had approval to extend her stay when officers detained her, with hearings still ahead to decide if she can remain.
- Community donations helped cover costs, and a British Columbia MLA said public pressure and diplomatic outreach sped up the bond hearing.
- Now back home in Kingsville, Warner must wear an ankle monitor while the case continues, and the U.S. homeland security department says a work permit does not give legal status and calls detention a choice.