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ICE detains German national who once owned viral sensation Peanut the Squirrel

By David Zimmermann
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One of Peanut the Squirrel’s former owners was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month and remains in federal custody pending a possible deportation to Germany.

Daniela Bittner, 30, was arrested at New York’s Elmira Corning Regional Airport on Oct. 15 because she “chose to overstay her welcome in defiance of our nation’s laws,” a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told the Washington Examiner.

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