Fabian S.: Green card holder and father of 8-year-old held two months by ICE
Fabian Schmidt, a German-born electrical engineer and green card holder, was held two months after being detained at Boston's airport. He has since married his partner and is pursuing citizenship.
Mar 14, 2025Boston, MACountry of origin: Germany

Fabian Schmidt, a German-born electrical engineer and green card holder who was detained by CBP officers at Boston Logan Airport on March 7, 2025, and interrogated for days before being transferred to ICE custody at the Donald W. Wyatt detention facility in Rhode Island, was held for a total of two months before his release. He now lives in Nashua, New Hampshire, where he has married his partner, Bhavani Hodgkins, with whom he has an 8-year-old daughter. Schmidt is paying roughly $60,000 in legal fees and related costs stemming from his detention, and says he is pursuing U.S. citizenship and writing a book about his experience. The German embassy had previously confirmed it was in close contact with U.S. authorities and the family during his detention.
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- German national with U.S. green card detained at ICE facility, family says
NBC News·Mar 17, 2025·archived copy
- Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
WGBH·Mar 14, 2025·archived copy
New Hampshire Public Radio·Mar 14, 2025
- One Year After ICE Detention, Nashua
New Hampshire Review·Jul 6, 2026
- Lawyer for German national detained at Logan says he fell ill, was hospitalized after ‘unnecessary interrogation tactics’
Boston Globe·Mar 20, 2025
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