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Peanut the squirrel’s former owner has been detained by ICE and could be deported (New York)
AP ^ | November 12, 2026 | AP Bitter LOSERS

Posted on 11/12/2026 6:15:36 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin

When New York wildlife officers euthanized a couple’s pet squirrel, Peanut, two years ago, Republicans including JD Vance seized on the critter’s killing as just another example of government overreach from meddling Democrats.

“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. It’s the craziest, the craziest thing,” Vance said at a rally just before the 2024 election.

Now, the Department of Homeland Security under President Donald Trump has put one of the late squirrel’s owners in an immigration jail, pending possible deportation to Germany.

Daniela Bittner was arrested by immigration officers in mid-October at a small airport near New York’s border with Pennsylvania. DHS issued a statement saying Bittner was arrested because she “chose to overstay her welcome in defiance of our nation’s laws.”

Since then, Bittner has been moved through multiple immigration lockups and is now housed in Texas, according to her husband, Mark Longo, who called conditions in the lockups “deplorable.” He blamed her detention on an immigration paperwork mix-up.

“They put Peanut on a pedestal, won their election, and threw him off that pedestal immediately,” Longo said.

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. That is, until state officials got multiple complaints that the couple were illegally keeping wild animals in their house as pets, including the squirrel and a racoon.

During one inspection, Peanut bit the gloved thumb of a wildlife biologist and was euthanized so the squirrel could be tested for rabies.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Germany; Government; US: New York
KEYWORDS: germany; ice; newyork; peanut

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Longo said he and Bittner made a mistake on one of her immigration forms and didn’t catch the error while they were dealing with the dustup over Peanut’s seizure and killing.

“You know, arrest the people who deserve to be arrested. My wife is not one of them,” he said.

“You’re telling me, all of this because my wife and I forgot to do the proper form?” he added.

1 posted on 11/12/2026 6:15:36 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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To: FRiends
She should be deported for her tattoos, alone!


2 posted on 11/12/2026 6:17:29 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

“Why does my wife have to obey the law? It’s unfair.”


3 posted on 11/12/2026 6:20:38 AM PST by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

What makes otherwise attractive women mar themselves with body covering tattoos?


4 posted on 11/12/2026 6:25:40 AM PST by Rlsau1
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Our immigration system really is broken. Why does it take years & multiple forms & $$$$ to allow someone’s spouse to come in? All the while providing welfare to those coming in illegally? It makes no sense.

There should be a pretty straightforward background check, with assurances that this person will not become a ward of the state. Anything more is bureaucratic BS.


5 posted on 11/12/2026 6:27:19 AM PST by Twotone (Sometimes I wrestle with my demons. Sometimes we just snuggle.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
was nabbed by ICE because she’s an undocumented German national who “overstayed her welcome,” the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.

Daniela Bittner, 30, a heavily tattooed social media model who also posted on OnlyFans, was taken into custody at an airport last month after entering the US legally several years ago, according to DHS.

6 posted on 11/12/2026 6:27:46 AM PST by tlozo (“Russia war-Either money today or blood tomorrow," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk)
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To: Rlsau1

“What makes otherwise attractive women mar themselves with body covering tattoos?”

Or have raccoons and squirrels as house pets?!?!?


7 posted on 11/12/2026 6:28:10 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Rlsau1

Self loathing.


8 posted on 11/12/2026 6:29:14 AM PST by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Rlsau1

Like sticking your Johnson in a comic book


9 posted on 11/12/2026 6:34:34 AM PST by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Rlsau1

I don’t get it either


10 posted on 11/12/2026 6:38:46 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Twotone; All

Our immigration system really is broken. Why does it take years & multiple forms & $$$$ to allow someone’s spouse to come in? All the while providing welfare to those coming in illegally? It makes no sense.


You are correct. The immigration system is insanely complex and difficult to navigate.

It is also very expensive.

There are also numerous scam artists who take advantage of the systems complexity, by charging exhorbitant prices claiming to provide services to help people to get through the complex system.

These scammers often claim they have “fixed” things while not doing the proper things needing to be done, thus leaving the victims believing they are legal when they are not.

These things were revealed to me by a very close friend who did a lot of work in Homeland Security all through his career. He was a Marine for about 10 years, (Counter Intell) then Border Patrol, Customs, and also did a fair amount of investigative work on Immigration.

He retired a few years ago and has since died.


11 posted on 11/12/2026 6:40:25 AM PST by marktwain (----------------------)
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To: Keyhopper
Like Silly Putty.



12 posted on 11/12/2026 6:41:23 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Wondered where she was from so I looked and found....

Daniela Bittner, 30, a heavily tattooed social media model who also posted on OnlyFans...


13 posted on 11/12/2026 6:43:26 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Ballpoint pen inked tattoos all over her smooth and lovely neck!

Warum tust du dir das an?
(why do that to yourself?)

People DO judge the book by the cover, fair or not.


14 posted on 11/12/2026 6:43:49 AM PST by lee martell
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To: Rlsau1

Stupidity and vanity.


15 posted on 11/12/2026 6:54:46 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: AppyPappy

If you have neck tattoos……you never have to wonder why you didn’t get the job.


16 posted on 11/12/2026 6:56:53 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says it.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I thought we didn’t have a deal with squirrels. Just the pigeons.


17 posted on 11/12/2026 7:02:17 AM PST by Hyman Roth
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To: tlozo

deport the b


18 posted on 11/12/2026 7:08:01 AM PST by Texan4Life
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Didn’t miss filling out the tattoo forms.


19 posted on 11/12/2026 7:20:16 AM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Typical dummocrat technique....she is somewhat related to the mistreatment of Peanut and therefore should be absolved of all other violations of law. The dummocrats are disgustingly dishonest.


20 posted on 11/12/2026 7:24:14 AM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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