Overview
- Several people detained during marriage-based interviews in San Diego have been released, including a Norwegian woman freed on a $1,500 bond after eight days and fitted with an ankle monitor.
- A British mother arrested while holding her 5‑month‑old at a Nov. 20 interview says she spent five days in custody before being released, with her green card approved.
- Families report mounting legal and bond costs and describe trauma from sudden detentions, with some cases involving spouses of U.S. service members and veterans.
- Other applicants remain in custody, including a South Korean national detained at a Los Angeles interview over a prior removal order; a judge has blocked his deportation and set a March 27 hearing as he seeks bond.
- ICE says overstaying a visa is a violation of federal law and USCIS notes arrests may follow warrants or removal orders, while immigration attorneys call the USCIS-site apprehensions atypical for immediate relatives pursuing adjustment of status.