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Transgender former Israeli spy detained by ICE in US

Transgender former Israeli spy detained by ICE in US A transgender Israeli woman who served in Israel’s military intelligence directorate is facing deportation from the US after being convicted of imprisonment. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Thursday that it had detained Alon, "a criminal illegal alien from Israel, during targeted operations in Concord, New Hampshire”. ICE…

A transgender Israeli woman named Alon, who once served in Israel’s military intelligence directorate, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the United States. ICE apprehended Alon during targeted operations in Concord, New Hampshire. The woman, whose criminal history includes convictions for criminal threat against a person with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, and drug possession, was detained under the name Avishay.

Alon previously belonged to Unit 81, one of Israel's most highly classified divisions specializing in technology for the Intelligence Directorate's special operations.

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