Irish Grandmother Faces Deportation in US Over Decade-Old Cheque

Donna Brown, an Irish grandmother and legal permanent resident who has lived in the US for nearly 50 years, is facing deportation over a bad $25 cheque she wrote a decade ago, despite having repaid the amount and served probation. She was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Chicago customs after returning from a family funeral in Ireland and is currently held in a Kentucky detention center. Her husband, Jim Brown, a US military veteran, has criticized the arrest and deportation attempt as unjust and a consequence of what he describes as President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies. Jim argues that her marriage to a US citizen should protect her from deportation and condemns the policy as unfair and egregious, especially given her age and contributions as a healthcare worker. The case highlights the use of the term 'crime of moral turpitude' in immigration law, which has no statutory definition but is applied here to justify her detention. Efforts to secure her release are ongoing amid growing public outcry and a GoFundMe campaign to support her and others facing similar immigration challenges.