Singer Jane Eugene, a founding member of “Hangin’ on a String” band Loose Ends, has been detained by ICE agents for nearly three months for an expired visa.
Eugene is currently housed at a Kentucky-based correctional facility and facing deportation, hoping a hearing will allow her to be released on bond. In support of her fight, a GoFundMe has been established to cover bail, legal fees, medical expenses, and other related costs.
Eugene was traveling across the Canadian border when she was stopped by immigration officers, arrested, and taken to a jail in upstate New York. She was then transferred to Kentucky, where, according to Billboard, she is housed alongside people convicted of an assortment of crimes. The GoFundMe highlights the conditions: “Jane’s health is rapidly deteriorating. Unable to work or generate income for the past few months and foreseeable future, Jane needs our help.”
The page also details that Eugene meets the criteria to renew her visa, although she has yet to receive the opportunity. You can read more about the case here.