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Newsweek - A diabetic Norwegian woman who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has told Newsweek that she feared she might die in detention as her requests for insulin were repeatedly ignored. Hanne Daguman (née Engan) 24, moved to San Diego, California, in July 2022 where she met her now-husband Joshua Daguman only a month later. After their friendship blossomed, they got engaged and later married on October 13, 2024.

Although her visa expired on September 17, 2024, Hanne was advised by multiple immigration attorneys that this "would not be an issue" due to the U.S. immigration law section INA § 245(a). This clause states that someone who is already in the U.S. and meets certain requirements may be able to get their green card without leaving. One stipulation of this law is that an immigrant visa must be immediately available, unless you are the immediate relative (e.g. spouse) of a U.S. citizen. While Hanne was aware that she overstayed her visa, she told Newsweek that she was "never concerned about being arrested by ICE" because she was following section INA § 245(a).