Family fear 'depressed and scared' Cliona Ward could be detained in US 'for months'

Cliona Ward's sister, Orla Holladay, said that the conditions in which Cliona is being held are extremely inhospitable

Cliona Ward has been held at a US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) detention centre in Tacoma, Washington state, since her arrest on April 21 at San Francisco Airport.

The family of a "depressed and scared" Irish woman being detained by the US immigration service fear their sister could be imprisoned “for months” as her legal team tries to secure her release.

Cliona Ward, the 54-year-old Dublin-born woman in question, has been held at a US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) detention centre in Tacoma, Washington state, since her arrest on April 21 at San Francisco Airport.