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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 3 MIN

Hope for ICE detained Everlee Wihongi

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The sister-in-law of a woman detained by ICE in the US has described the quashing of her 2016 conviction as a huge relief. Everlee Wihongi's lawyer has told RNZ that she could be released from US custody is a matter of days or weeks, after a judge vacated her conviction for marijuana possession. The next step is to get the court's decision to immigration officials and homeland security. Finn Blackwell reports.

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