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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Eva Corlett in Wellington

Family of New Zealand woman detained by ICE pleads for government help to secure her release

California City Immigration Processing Center in the Mojave Desert
An immigration processing centre in California, US. New Zealand woman Everlee Wihongi has been detained by ICE since 10 April. Photograph: David McNew/Getty Images

The family of a New Zealand woman detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is pleading with the New Zealand government to help secure her release, claiming she is confined to a room with 46 people for 22 hours a day.

Everlee Wihongi, 37, moved to the US with her family aged six, and holds a green card, her mother, Betty Wihongi, told local broadcaster RNZ.

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