{"id":44610,"date":"2025-09-26T15:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/44610\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:16:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:16:17","slug":"three-new-zealanders-detained-in-us-immigration-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/44610\/","title":{"rendered":"Three New Zealanders detained in US immigration detention"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nA US border agent walks down a street during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago, Illinois.
\nPhoto: Christopher Dilts\/Bloomberg\/Getty Images\/FILE via CNN Newsource\n<\/p>\n

Update: This story has been updated with additional details about the number of New Zealanders specifically held in immigration detention.<\/p>\n

There are at least 15 New Zealanders currently imprisoned in the United States, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT) says, three of them in immigration detention.<\/p>\n

An MFAT spokesperson said they could not provide further information for privacy reasons.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration has been implementing a nationwide crackdown on migrants since taking office in January.<\/p>\n

While much of the crackdown has focused on the Latino community in the US, foreign nationals from other countries – such as South Korea – have also been targeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The ministry confirmed earlier said it was helping one New Zealander in detention<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last month, New Zealand woman Sarah Shaw and her six-year-old son were released back to their home in Washington state after a problem with her paperwork on the US-Canada border<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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