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

By Eva Corlett in Wellington

Everlee Wihongi, 37, holds a green card but was detained upon her return to Los Angeles due to an issue with a historic conviction for marijuana possession 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 Wih...