When Kasper Eriksen, a Danish national and father of four who has lived and worked in Mississippi for more than a decade, was detained by ICE during his final citizenship interview, we were the first to report it. Eriksen, of Starkville, was arrested because of a “paperwork miscommunication” dating back to 2015. Our reporting garnered local and international attention, resulting in coverage across Mississippi and as far as Denmark.
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