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

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

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

Ruth Mufute, 70, who is originally from Zimbabwe, was let go by a judge Wednesday afternoon, but not before supporters rallied outside the federal courthouse, calling for her release. Mufute lives ...

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 ...