Canadian mother detained in Texas with daughter granted bond: husband

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A Canadian mother who has spent weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas along with her seven-year-old daughter could be going home after a judge granted her bond. 

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A Canadian mother who has spent weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas along with her seven-year-old daughter could be going home after a judge granted her bond. 

Tania Warner’s husband, Edward Warner, says a judge set the bond for his wife at US$9,500. 

Reached by phone on Tuesday, Warner says he was rushing to the bank to withdraw the money and that his wife could be back at their home in Kingsville, Texas “today.”

Canadian Tania Warner and her seven-year-old daughter Ayla Lucas are shown in this undated handout photo. Warner's husband says they were taken into custody by U.S. border patrol in Texas, on Saturday, March 14, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Edward Warner (Mandatory Credit)
Canadian Tania Warner and her seven-year-old daughter Ayla Lucas are shown in this undated handout photo. Warner's husband says they were taken into custody by U.S. border patrol in Texas, on Saturday, March 14, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Edward Warner (Mandatory Credit)

Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla were taken into custody on March 14 at a United States border patrol checkpoint in Texas after returning from a baby shower. 

Warner, who is originally from Penticton, B.C., was going through the process to get a green card, which required her to spend thousands of dollars and undergo a criminal record check, but her husband says she kept her immigration paperwork up to date. 

The mother and daughter were first held in a processing centre in McAllen, Texas, after their apprehension, but were later transferred to an immigrant detention centre for families in the state. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 31, 2026. 

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