Canadian mother held by ICE with daughter, 7, speaks out on families ‘suffering greatly’ in detention

Tania Warner and her daughter were detained in Texas facilities deemed ‘unsafe and degrading’ When Tania Warner and her seven-year-old daughter, Ayla, were released after nearly three weeks of detention by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Canadian mother’s joy at regaining her freedom was tempered by the knowledge of the many families who remained incarcerated. “They were wonderful people. I just loved them and I cried so hard when I left, I just wanted to take them all with me,” she said. Continue reading...

Olivia Bowden in Toronto · Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 4:00 AM
US news | The Guardian

Canadian mother held by ICE with daughter, 7, speaks out on families ‘suffering greatly’ in detention

Tania Warner and her daughter were detained in Texas facilities deemed ‘unsafe and degrading’

When Tania Warner and her seven-year-old daughter, Ayla, were released after nearly three weeks of detention by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Canadian mother’s joy at regaining her freedom was tempered by the knowledge of the many families who remained incarcerated.

“They were wonderful people. I just loved them and I cried so hard when I left, I just wanted to take them all with me,” she said.

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