Major row over airport detention of Johns Hopkins health researcher Fatima Ameaka; Colleagues say she is brilliant but DHS says she is an 'illegal'
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Researcher Fatima Ameaka was detained by ICE and was later released.
A major row broke out after Johns Hopkins University public health researcher Fatima Ameaka was detained by immigration authorities as she boarded a domestic flight on Tuesday.
She was released later but the Department of Homeland Security said that she had overstayed her visa and violated the law.
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Researcher Fatima Ameaka was detained by ICE and was later released.
A major row broke out after Johns Hopkins University public health researcher Fatima Ameaka was detained by immigration authorities as she boarded a domestic flight on Tuesday.
She was released later but the Department of Homeland Security said that she had overstayed her visa and violated the law.