
P’nut the squirrel’s former owner has been detained by ICE and may be deported
The arrest was the latest twist in the tale of Peanut, also known as P’nut, a once-orphaned squirrel whose fun antics made him a social media star.
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P’nut the squirrel’s former owner has been detained by ICE and may be deported
The arrest was the latest twist in the tale of Peanut, also known as P’nut, a once-orphaned squirrel whose fun antics made him a social media star.
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The arrest was the latest twist in the tale of Peanut, also known as P’nut, a once-orphaned squirrel whose fun antics made him a social media star.
'P'Nut' the squirrel had nearly 3 million Instagram followers before being taken and decapitated by New York officials.
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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,”…
Peanut's killing became a symbol of what happens when government policy is controlled by a busybody spirit. His owner's detention offers a rather different illustration.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested a woman who owned P’nut the squirrel, who was famously euthanized by the State of New York in 2024. Daniela Bittner, a 30-year-old from Germany, was taken into ICE custody at Elmira Corning Regional Airport in Chemung County, New York, in October because she “chose to overstay her ...