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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