Overview

• On July 28, Paola Clouatre was released on her own recognizance from an ICE facility in Monroe, Louisiana, after an immigration judge granted a motion to reopen her deportation proceedings.
• She is required to wear an ankle monitor and remain in Baton Rouge while her case proceeds under the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
• Clouatre reunited with her Marine veteran husband and their infant daughter and toddler son at home after nearly two months of separation.
• Sen. John Kennedy’s office petitioned the Department of Homeland Security following the judge’s decision, expediting her release.
• The case highlights tensions between the administration’s aggressive daily arrest quotas under a February DHS policy and targeted interventions that can alter custody outcomes.