Ester Soliman was in the U.S. for 25 years. Then she got a traffic ticket and was arrested by ICE.
- Jordan Wilkie/WITF
Federal immigration officials on Monday provided more information on why they detained a Lancaster woman who had been living in the United States for 25 years.
Estrelita Soliman-Ramos came from the Philippines to the U.S. on a tourist visa that expired March 4, 2000, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Over 25 years later, she is still illegally in the U.S. A judge issued her a final order of removal in 2011, and her appeal was denied,” Tricia McLaughlin, the head of the Department of Homeland Security’s public communications, said Monday…