Congressman hopes US government will 'do the right thing' in case of Ice detainee Cliona
Cliona Ward has a court date on May 7, which will determine whether or not she will be allowed to return to her home in California. File picture
A local congressman for the Californian home town of Irish detaineeĀ Cliona Ward, who is being held by USĀ Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (Ice), has said her case will be a ātoughā one but that he is hopeful the US government will ādo the right thingā.
Ms Ward, a 54-year-old Dublin native who has lived in America for more than 40 years, was taken into custody by Ice officials on April 21 on foot of a quarter-century old drugs conviction which had been expunged.




