Missouri man deported to Netherlands after green card revoked for decades-old conviction
May 5, 2026·Location: Missouri, MO
Country of origin: Netherlands

Owen Ramsingh, a 45-year-old legal U.S. resident with a green card, was detained at O'Hare Airport in September 2025 after Border Patrol discovered a felony drug conviction from nearly 30 years prior. His green card was revoked, and he was deported to the Netherlands in February 2026, separated from his wife and teenage daughter in Columbia, Missouri. Ramsingh, who had not lived in the Netherlands since age 5, is now adjusting to life there while learning Dutch and living with his reconnected father.
Sources
- Detained and deported: A Missouri man must make a new life in the Netherlands
NPR·May 5, 2026·archived copy
WVIK·May 5, 2026·archived copy
bpr.org·May 5, 2026·archived copy
KBIA·May 5, 2026·archived copy
- Missouri green card holder deported to the Netherlands after 129 days of detainment
KCUR·Feb 10, 2026·archived copy
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