Irish woman held by ICE for five months 'fortunate' not to be deported 

Irish grandmother Donna Hughes-Brown with her husband Jim Brown.

An Irish woman living legally in the US who had been held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility (ICE) for nearly five months has been freed and is now back home with her family.

59-year-old Donna Hughes-Brown said she was "fortunate" she was not being deported but said she would not be visiting Ireland until she became a naturalised US citizen.