About this episode
The episode tells the story of Everlee Wihongi, a New Zealander kidnapped by ICE at LAX, and her mother's efforts to understand and resolve the situation.
In this week’s Flightless Bird we tell the story of Everlee Wihongi, a 36-year-old New Zealander on a green card, snatched by ICE at LAX airport. We talk to her mother Betty, trying to figure out why her daughter got kidnapped, and how to get her out again. Email us your feedback: flightlessbirdchat@gmal.com LINKS: - GoFundMe for Everlee’s legal fees: https://gofund.me/c9217e4f1 - Original Webworm reporting: http://www.webworm.co/betty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: David Farrier
Guest: Everlee Wihongi
Topics covered
- immigration
- legal issues
- family
- personal stories
- New Zealand
- ICE
Keywords
- Everlee Wihongi
- ICE
- LAX
- New Zealand
- kidnapping
- legal fees
- GoFundMe
- family
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ICE
Places: LAX airport, New Zealander
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