, Jacqueline Gelineau(external link) | CBC News | Posted: April 2, 2026 11:36 PM | Last Updated: April 3Tania Warner was detained with 7-year-old daughter on way home from baby showerImage | tania warner (1)Caption: Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla on their way home after being released from the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas. (Tania Warner)A Canadian mother and daughter who spent more than two weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas were released from custody Thursday after posting bond."It will not feel real until I see this place in the rearview mirror," Tania Warner said in a video she sent to CBC News, still wearing the tracksuit from the Dilley Immigration Processing Center.She spoke to the camera, as her seven-year-old daughter smiled from the backseat of their vehicle, with her husband driving them home.WATCH | Warner's videos after being released:Media Video | Caption: A Canadian mother and daughter who were detained for more than two weeks at an immigration facility in Texas were released from custody Thursday after posting bond.Open full embed in new tab (external link)Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages.Tania maintains she and Ayla have been living in the United States legally for the last five years, after moving to Texas to be with her husband, Edward Warner, a U.S. citizen.At their bond hearing on Tuesday, Warner said her immigration lawyer argued that she had filed all the necessary documents and had been given approval by the federal government to legally extend her stay in the United States. The judge set bond, which is a payment to ensure a person attends their court dates, at $9,500 US. Bonds are typically repaid upon the completion of court proceedings.Warner said the judge ruled she and Ayla are not a flight risk, but she was fitted with an ankle monitor before being released. Stopped at mandatory checkpointWarner and Ayla were taken into custody on March 14 at a state border patrol checkpoint in Sarita, Texas, while on their way home from a baby shower. She said they have been through similar checkpoints many times before without issue, and did not expect to be detained.Image | Ayla LucasCaption: Ayla Lucas, right, was at a baby shower with her mother just hours before being detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on March 14. (Submitted by Mario Muñoz)Tania, who is originally from Penticton, B.C., says she was in the midst of the process to get a green card, which required her to spend thousands of dollars and undergo a criminal record check. Her husband says Tania kept her immigration paperwork up to date, and sent copies of her work visa documents to CBC News.After being detained, Tania and Ayla were initially held in a processing centre in McAllen, Texas. Five days later they were transferred to a detention centre for families in Dilley, Texas.Warner said she has been appalled by the conditions in the facilities, and is upset that families she has spoken with at the detention centre – some of whom have been there nearly a year – had also attempted to follow proper channels in their efforts to live in the United States.LISTEN | CBC's Jacqueline Gelineau speaks to Warner from inside detention:Media Audio | The Early Edition : Caption: A mother and daughter from Penticton find out today if they will be released from an ICE facility in the United States after being taken into custody more than two weeks ago. The pair have been living in Texas for the last 5 years and were on their way home from a baby shower when they were detained. The CBC’s Jacqueline Gelineau has been following this story for us and joins us now.Open full embed in new tab (external link)Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages.They now have several hearings to determine if they can stay in the U.S. or if they will be deported.