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And in the end her deportation case was dismissed, and she has legal status to remain in the country.
She said she did not see a doctor until the fourth day [of 9 spent detained] and experienced severe symptoms.
“My blood sugar went over 500 which is really dangerous,” Engan said, adding that she lost 10 pounds during her detention and felt weak when she was released.
Engan also alleges her personal belongings were misused while she was detained. She said a credit card inside her purse was used while she was still in custody and provided what she described as an affidavit of fraud documenting the dates of the transactions.
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“We had no idea what was coming. We thought I would get my green card that day. We had no reason to believe otherwise,” Engan said. “At the end of the interview… she just looks at me, and she says, ‘There’s some agents outside that wants to talk to you,’ and then they just come in with vests and guns and they say they’re here to arrest me.”She said she did not see a doctor until the fourth day [of 9 spent detained] and experienced severe symptoms.
“My blood sugar went over 500 which is really dangerous,” Engan said, adding that she lost 10 pounds during her detention and felt weak when she was released.
Engan also alleges her personal belongings were misused while she was detained. She said a credit card inside her purse was used while she was still in custody and provided what she described as an affidavit of fraud documenting the dates of the transactions.