‘Incredibly isolated’: New Zealand’s mother and son freed the US immigration after weeks – who is that?

An American mother and her 6 -year -old son were issued after spending more than three weeks in the US immigration detention this week, after a brief visit to Canada and what her lawyer said to a minor paperwork mistake. Sarah Shaw, a 33-year-old New Zealand citizen, who had been legally lived in the US since 2021, was detained in Blain, Washington, Border Checkpoint while returning from Vancouver, where he left two of his older children to fly to New Zealand to meet his grandparents. Shaw’s Attorney, Minda Thorward, told CNN that Shaw did not realize his travel permit – part of a “combo card”, which provides both work and travel authority – finished. Although his son’s documents were valid, both were taken into custody by customs and border security and transferred to the South Texas family residential center in Daily, Texas.In June, Shaw was confirmed his work permit renewal, but accidentally believed that it also extended his travel authority – a “minor administrative paperwork error” – according to his lawyer.“He had completely established himself. He had a full -time job, an apartment, a dog, a new lover, and the children were in school and were great,” Thorward said. “He made a mistake, but he has no previous punishment – no one. It’s a very clear case.”Shaw, who works for the state of Washington and has just renewed his work permit, accidentally admitted that the renewal also extended his travel authority. His lawyer said that he had applied for human parole, which would have allowed him to return home, but was refused. The request for her lover or a friend to gather her son was also rejected. A friend of Shaw, Victoria Besanacon reported that CNN Shaw has spent three weeks in a tight detention facility, feeling “incredibly isolated”. “Each room has 5 to 6 bunk beds, and the rooms are closed from 8 am to 8 am,” Besanacon told CNN that he was able to call daily and recently video chat. His son, who expected to spend a summer vacation at home, spent weeks inside the house with limited activities. “There is not much for children – maybe some colored books,” Thorward said. Shaw arrived in the US in 2021, married a citizen that year, and later a I-360 petition after the marriage ended. His application is pending. He has since created a life in Washington – has been working all the time, raising his children, and preparing to start a master’s degree in psychology this month at Northwest University. A CBP spokesman defended the detention, stating that persons with finished parole documents should be conducted under the immigration law. The ICE has insisted that its family facilities are safe and equipped with medical, dental and mental health services, although critics argue that conditions are hurting for children. The New Zealand Foreign Ministry confirmed that it was in touch with Shaw, but refused to share the details citing privacy.