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Judge rules detained pregnant woman and son can't spend another night at DC airport

The woman and her son have been detained at the airport for more than a week.

Published May 29, 2026, 6:43 PM
Updated May 29, 2026, 6:57 PM102
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 Judge rules detained pregnant woman and son can't spend another night at DC airport

The woman and her son have been detained at the airport for more than a week.

May 29, 2026, 2:43 PM

A federal judge ordered on Friday that a pregnant woman and her 4-year-old son from Ghana cannot spend another night at a Washington, D.C.-area airport where they have been detained for more than a week.

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