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Shackled, transferred, mocked: woman, 23, says she gave in to deportation after ‘humiliating’ ICE detention

Ana María, 23, with an ongoing US asylum case, tried to move to Canada but was sent back to ICE. She endured months of detention with shackling, hunger, and humiliation, eventually agreeing to deportation to her native South American country. Her ordeal highlights ICE detention abuses, challenges families face in locating detainees, and the difficulties of navigating immigration enforcement.