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The German owner of Peanut the squirrel has been seized by ICE and warned she faces being deported from the US.
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she → seize → US
Daniela Bittner, 30, was arrested by ICE in mid-October at a small airport near New York's border with Pennsylvania, with the Department of Homeland Security asserting she had chosen to 'overstay her welcome in defiance of our nation’s laws.'
Since then, her husband Mark Longo said she has been bounced around several immigration detention centers with 'deplorable' conditions and is now being housed in Texas.
Longo, in his late 30s, told the Associated Press that much of his frustration stems from the fact that Peanut's case was used by officials in the current administration as an example of government overreach from Democrats.
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case → arrest → Democrats
After the beloved squirrel was euthanized by Democrat-run New York state in 2024, Vice President JD Vance said: 'The same government that doesn’t care about hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant criminals coming into our country doesn’t want us to have pets.
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us → euthanize → pets
It’s the craziest thing.'
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It → ’ → ?
Longo said: 'They put Peanut on a pedestal, won their election, and threw him off that pedestal immediately.'
The detention of his wife is only the latest twist in the long-running saga of Peanut.
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detention → say → Peanut
He became a social media star after Longo and Bittner began posting clips online detailing the seven years of care they gave the squirrel after they saw his mother get hit by a car in New York City.
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mother → become → City
Daniella Bittner (pictured, left) has been detained by ICE
Peanut the Squirrel (pictured) was seized and euthanized by New York officials in 2024
After that incident, Longo brought him home and cared for him for eight months before trying to release the squirrel into the great outdoors.
'A day and a half later I found him sitting on my porch missing half of his tail with his bone sticking out,' Longo said.
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Longo → picture → tail
He quickly determined that Peanut lacked the survival skills to live in the wild and would remain an indoor squirrel.
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Peanut → determine → wild
Soon after Longo posted videos of Peanut playing with his cat, internet fame followed before newspapers and broadcasters began taking notice.
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newspapers → post → notice
Following the newfound fame, Longo moved to upstate New York to start an animal sanctuary in 2023.
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Longo → follow → 2023
P'Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary opened in April that year and houses hundreds of animals including horses, goats and alpacas.
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Sanctuary → open → horses
Despite this, the Department of Environmental Conservation took notice of Peanut and sent at least six officers to deal with him in October 2024.
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Department → take → October
They took the squirrel and a raccoon named Fred from Longo's home after they carried out a search warrant signed by four state agencies, all ignoring calls for clemency.
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all → take → clemency
Mark Longo (pictured, left) took care of Peanut for several years
Peanut the squirrel had hundreds of thousands of followers online
Longo said at the time: 'I was treated as if I was a drug dealer and they were going for drugs and guns.'
And despite his protests, Peanut was seized and euthanized in October 2024.
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Peanut → picture → October
Speaking to the Associated Press, he said: 'I’m begging the world to find an answer as to why this keeps happening to me.
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this → speak → me
One time, you can call it what it is.
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it → call → it
Two times, it’s now becoming a little bit more of a target.'
He believes he and Bittner made a mistake on an immigration form and did not catch the error while dealing with the fallout from Peanut's death: 'Arrest the people who deserve to be arrested.
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who → become → people
Longo believes he will have to shut down the animal sanctuary if she is formally deported: 'The only outcome that will save this place is my wife not being deported.'
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wife → believe → place
The Daily Mail has contacted ICE, the Department of Homeland Security and the White House for comment.
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Mail → contact → comment
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