A longtime Santa Cruz resident was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at San Francisco International Airport earlier this week, despite having legal permanent resident status.
Cliona Ward, 54, who has lived in Santa Cruz for 30 years, was detained Monday after presenting documents to prove her previous criminal charges had been expunged, according to Ward’s roommate, Magdalene Kavanagh-Hetrick, who emailed Lookout this week about Ward’s detention.
Ward, who was born in Ireland, was initially detained by customs in March after returning from traveling out of the country because of her previous criminal history, the roommate said. She was released and given time to collect any documents that proved the charges against her had been expunged…