The woman was detained by federal agents even though she is a legal permanent resident, immigration activists said.

Ruth Mufute was traveling home after vacationing with family in Zimbabwe, according to an official with the Brown ...

BOSTON — The 70-year-old Rutland woman who immigration activists say was detained at Logan International Airport by federal ...

Ruth Mufute, 70, who is originally from Zimbabwe, was let go by a judge Wednesday afternoon, but not before supporters ...

The day before she was taken into custody, she was indicted on federal wire fraud charges, court records show.

Ruth C. Mufute, whose detainment drew the uproar of immigration activists, is accused of receiving housing allowances from a Durham, North Carolina-based nonprofit organization under "false and ...

The woman, Ruth Mufute, is a member of the Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice, its executive director, Jonathan Goldman, told Worcester Telegram & Gazette. She’s a development manager ...

All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. Thousands of legal cases reach U.S. courts every year. From accusations of mistreatment in prisons to fraud to sexual ...