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Govt urged to do more to help Kiwi ICE detainee

Otago Daily Times Online News·Friday, 1 May 2026·about 1 month ago
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Labour's immigration spokesperson says Foreign Minister Winston Peters is not doing enough to support New Zealander Everlee Wihongi, who is in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. Wihongi is a New Zealand citizen, but she has lived in the US for decades and holds a green card. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said she was detained for not declaring a historic cannabis possession conviction when re-entering the US last month. But Labour's Phil Twyford, who spoke to her mother, Betty Wihongi, on Thursday, said she had travelled in and out of the US several times before without issue. "I thought it was poor form by Winston Peters to put the blame on Everlee as if she'd done something wrong. "When green card holders re-enter the US, they're not asked to fill out a form or declare historical convictions or anything else.…

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