Widow, 86, back in France after being held by ICE

An 86-year-old French woman who was detained at an immigration enforcement centre in the US has returned to France, the country's foreign minister says.Marie-Thérèse, who is from the city of Nantes, moved to the US last year after marrying her long-lost love, Billy - an American man who died in January.Her son sounded the alarm after his mother was arrested in Anniston, Alabama, earlier this month."Mum is finally free! It's a total relief," French outlet Ouest-France quoted him as saying following her release.French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot confirmed Marie-Thérèse had arrived back in the country on Friday morning, adding: "We are pleased about that."The New York Times, citing one of her sons, reported that she was still dressed in her prison uniform, which was covered in stains and holes, when he and his siblings were reunited with her at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport."She was in a state of shock and was physically and spiritually exhausted after the ordeal," he said.The US Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), told the BBC earlier this week that an "illegal alien from France" matching Marie-Thérèse's name had entered the country in June 2025 and overstayed her 90-day visa.