Madonna ‘Donna’ Kashanian, 64, was taken by plainclothes officers from her home in New Orleans

A 64-year-old Iranian woman, who has lived in the US for 47 years, was detained by immigration agents on Sunday morning while gardening outside her home in New Orleans.

According to a witness, plainclothes officers in unmarked vehicles handcuffed Madonna “Donna” Kashanian and transported her to a Mississippi jail before transferring her to the South Louisiana Ice processing center in Basile, reports Nola.

Kashanian arrived in the US in 1978 on a student visa and later applied for asylum, citing fears of persecution due to her father’s ties to the US-backed Shah of Iran. Her asylum request was ultimately denied, but she was granted a stay of removal on the condition she comply with immigration requirements, a condition her family says she always met.

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    138 days ago

    I think the previous comment may have added a /s if it was not the fact that, in reality, it may be the American Regime excuse.

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      48 days ago

      What’s the Ayatollah regime’s excuse for beating women to death for showing their hair? That regime may not be the good guys…

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        128 days ago

        You seem to be taking this joke too seriously, maybe you should leave this thread.

        See you, Space Cowboy

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          68 days ago

          Sorry, I didn’t realize this story about an innocent women potentially being deported to a country that beats women to death was intended to be a feel good jokey kind of thread. My mistake, I guess.

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            178 days ago

            No one said it was a “feel good” story. The other person is using sarcasm to cope. Something very common and also shown in other comments of this story.

            If you don’t like it, don’t respond. No one is forcing you to provide an opinion on everything. Be less of a dick.