Jane Eugene of 80s R&B Group Loose Ends Detained by ICE for Overstaying U.S. Visa
British R&B singer Jane Eugene, best known as the powerful voice behind Loose Ends' 1985 chart-topping hit Hangin' on a String (Contemplating) , is now facing deportation from the United States. According to officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the 62-year-old artist, also known by her legal name Jane Peters, overstayed her visa by 26 years.
Text 'RICKEY' to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ).
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE.
The arrest took place on May 3, 2025, at the U.S.-Canada border crossing in Niagara Falls, New York. Eugene was attempting to enter Canada when she was denied entry and subsequently detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents. Since then, she has been held while awaiting a formal hearing with the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary at DHS, confirmed that Eugene's prior attempts to obtain a U.S. green card were unsuccessful. 'Jane Eugene Sendall Peters was denied an immigrant petition for alien workers in 1999 and had already overstayed her visa at the time of application,' McLaughlin said. 'The law applies equally, even to celebrities.'
Under current immigration law, overstaying a visa by more than a year is considered 'unlawful presence' and can result in a 10-year bar from reentering the United States once the individual departs. That's the potential situation Eugene faces now—removal from the U.S. and being barred from returning for a decade.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OUR APP AND TAKE US WITH YOU ANYWHERE!
Though she originally rose to fame in the UK, Eugene has been based in Los Angeles for years, where she has led a U.S. version of Loose Ends and continued to perform across the country. Her contributions to the music industry remain significant; Hangin' on a String (Contemplating) made history in 1985 when it topped the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, making Loose Ends the first British band to achieve that feat.
Loose Ends was originally formed in London in 1980 with Eugene, guitarist Carl McIntosh, and keyboardist Steve Nichol. Their sleek, soulful blend of funk and R&B earned them a strong following in both the UK and the United States throughout the 1980s.
Related Article: ICE Agents Claim Assaults Are Reasons For Masks, But That's A Lie
Related Article: What About White Undocumented Immigrants? Critics Claim ICE Raids Are Racist
Now, decades after breaking boundaries on the music charts, Jane Eugene is at the center of a very different kind of story—one that underscores the far-reaching implications of immigration law in the U.S., even for those with fame and influence.
As her legal case moves forward, Eugene's supporters are watching closely to see how the situation will unfold. Whether she'll be allowed to remain in the U.S., where she has lived and worked for so long, is still uncertain.
HEAD BACK TO THE RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM HOMEPAGE
SEE ALSO
Jane Eugene of 80s R&B Group Loose Ends Detained by ICE for Overstaying U.S. Visa was originally published on rickeysmileymorningshow.com
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
New York Post
an hour ago
- New York Post
Pornhub searches for ‘office sex,' ‘cheating' surge after Coldplay concert kiss-cam scandal
Coldplay. Hot videos. Pornhub searches about infidelity are surging in the wake of the Coldplay concert cheating scandal. Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, 50, was busted getting cozy with his company's Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot, 52, on 'kiss cam' at the British band's Massachusetts gig earlier this week. Vision of the co-workers — who are both married to other people — quickly went viral, with many making memes, humorous tweets and TikTok clips about the situation. Others, however, were feeling far more frisky, taking to the internet to search for racy adult videos related to illicit trysts between colleagues. Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, 50, was busted getting cozy with his company's Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot, 52, on 'kiss cam' at the British band's Massachusetts gig earlier this week. Grace Springer via Storyful According to Pornhub, searches for 'office affair' shot up 18%, while interest in 'office sex' spiked 21% in the 24 hours after the news broke. Meanwhile, searches with the words 'caught cheating' rose 22%, while 'cheating husband' soared 29%. The biggest spike came with the words 'cheating couple,' which surged a staggering 31%, with randy users seemingly inspired by the amorous Astronomer workers. According to Pornhub, searches for 'office affair' shot up 18%, while interest in 'office sex' spiked 21% in the 24 hours after the news broke. Pornhub On Friday, new video emerged of Byron and Cabot locking lips and embracing at the Coldplay concert on Wednesday evening. In the vision, obtained by TMZ, the pair are also seen laughing and swaying arm-in-arm to Coldplay's smash track 'Yellow' as the massive crowd lit up Gillette Stadium with their cellphones. The pair have since been placed on leave after incident, sources told Axios. 'Astronomers are committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding,' the company said in a statement 'Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability. The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly.' Neither Byron nor Cabot has spoken out yet about the salacious scandal.
Newsweek
an hour ago
- Newsweek
Trump Slams 'Troublemakers' After Grand Jury Order To Unseal Epstein Files
President Donald Trump speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, as Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, look on. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, as Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, look on. Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. President Donald Trump has requested testimony to be unsealed in relation to the Jeffrey Epstein case, he said in a post on Truth Social Saturday. The statement comes a day after the DOJ requested the unsealing of grand jury transcripts related to Epstein. "I have asked the Justice Department to release all Grand Jury testimony with respect to Jeffrey Epstein, subject only to Court Approval," Trump said. "With that being said, and even if the Court gave its full and unwavering approval, nothing will be good enough for the troublemakers and radical left lunatics making the request," he concluded, adding, "It will always be more, more, more. MAGA!" Newsweek reached out to the Department of Justice via their online contact form for comment on Saturday. Attorney General Pam Bondi's top deputy, Todd Blanche, submitted the motion to unseal the Epstein transcripts, as well as those in the case against convicted British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, just one day after President Donald Trump publicly directed the department to take that step, Newsweek previously reported. Criticism of the Trump administration's handling of records in the Epstein case has seen many of his former supporters reversing course. The scrutiny intensified following a report from the Wall Street Journal citing a letter from to Epstein on his birthday from Trump. Trump has since sued the publication, seeking at least $10 billion in damages and accusing them of "malicious" effort to "malign" the president with a story based on a "nonexistent" letter, Newsweek previously reported. This is a breaking news story. Updates to come.
Forbes
2 hours ago
- Forbes
What's The Most Dangerous Room In A Hotel?
This summer, don't take hotel security for granted. Here are some strategies for a safer stay. getty When you check into your hotel, you might want to ask where your room is located. Chahanler Marks wishes he had when he stayed in a hotel in St. Louis recently. He ended up on the ground floor, in a room with a sliding door that led to a patio. "I didn't think much of it at first," remembers Marks, an IT specialist from Chattanooga, Tenn. "But around 2 a.m., I woke up to the sound of movement outside. I brushed it off as paranoia until I noticed the sliding door was slightly open. I knew I had locked it before bed. Nothing was missing, but the latch looked like it had been messed with. I barely slept the rest of the night." There are so many unknowns about hotel safety. For example, how often are hotel rooms burglarized? No one reports these statistics in a centralized way. Are hotels becoming crime magnets? Again, no statistics, so we have no idea. What we do know is that many travelers are worried about hotel security — perhaps more than ever. Kim Kardashian's robbery at gunpoint in a Paris hotel back in 2016 made the issue real for many travelers. We live in troubling times, and each hotel break-in gets amplified on social media. The fear is enough to keep you up at night, and even ruin your hotel stay. These are the most dangerous rooms in a hotel Marks says he learned a few lessons about hotel safety. "Now I always request a room on a higher floor, ideally somewhere between the third and sixth," he says. "Too low and you're an easy target. Too high and you run into fire safety risks." He also avoids rooms near emergency exits or stairwells — places where someone could slip in and out without being seen. "Every time I check into a hotel, I do a quick security sweep: double lock the door, check that the windows are secure, and wedge a doorstop under the main entrance," he says. "It might seem like overkill, but after that experience, I'd rather be cautious." But the biggest mistake he made was failing to ask where the room was. Most hotel guests just accept the room they're given. But that room could be anywhere in the hotel. Stay off the ground floor If there's any consensus among security experts, it's this: Ground floor rooms are risky, mostly because they're easy to break into. Other dangerous accommodations: Connecting doors. Sheri Howell recalls staying in a room with a connecting door. She checked to make sure it was locked when she arrived. "At some point during the day, a hotel staff member must have unlocked it," says Howell, who works for a traveler protection membership program in Birmingham, Ala. "That night, around 2 a.m., I woke up to a very large, seemingly intoxicated man in his underwear barging into my room, having mistaken it for a bathroom. Thankfully, his wife quickly pulled him back. But it was a terrifying moment that could have ended much worse." Emergency exits. Jenny Lynn Anderson was assaulted during a hotel stay in Atlanta several years ago. "The room was the last one at the end of the hallway, beside the emergency stairwell," says Anderson, the CEO of a marketing company. "I personally believe this is a terrible place to choose because you are more vulnerable there." The man escaped easily and they never found him. Rooms with less foot traffic and surveillance. Chad Barnsdale, a former hotel worker, remembers a break-in at his hotel in Miami Beach. "It was right next to a service entrance and had a window facing a relatively quiet side street," he recalls "The guest lost their laptop and some jewelry," Barnsdale says the incident changed his entire perspective on hotel security. For him, the most vulnerable rooms were at the end of hallways. "There's less foot traffic, and that equals less natural surveillance." I've never been robbed, but I was once mistaken for a hotel burglar. I was staying at a beach resort in St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. After taking a long walk along the beach, I headed back to my ground-floor room. As I grabbed the door handle to open the sliding door, I heard a "NO!" In the distance, I saw a panicked couple waving and screaming to get out of their room. I had gone to the wrong room — an easy mistake to make, since there are no room numbers on the beach side. I sheepishly backtracked, apologized profusely, and finally found my room. Which hotel rooms are safer? The expert advice on this is remarkably consistent: Mid-level floors are the safest. But don't go too high because evacuating during a hotel fire might be a challenge. Request a room near the elevator but not next to the elevator or the ice machines. Hotel elevators and ice machines are noisy. You want to be at least three doors down in either direction. The foot traffic will deter opportunistic thieves. Get a standard room. A suite or corner room may be more vulnerable because a determined burglar may assume you have high-value items in it. Stick to the smaller room (you'll save money, too). "Check the security features," advises Jascha Lewkowitz, who runs a bike tour company in Rio de Janeiro. "Ensure your room has a deadbolt, security latch, and a peephole." If it doesn't, you can always improvise by using a portable door lock or wedge to provide extra protection. Be smart when you book a room I've seen a lot of stupid things in hotels, when it comes to safety. And I have done a few stupid things, too — like the time I checked into a ground-floor room in Phoenix and left my sliding glass door to the pool unlocked at night. (My teenagers escaped to the game room. That could have ended badly.) But the dumbest thing I've ever seen is watching people check in and announce their room number for everyone to hear. It's an easy thing to do. Try it with me: "How do I get to room 1234 from here?" But in a public lobby, people are listening, and as they say, loose lips sink ships. Or at least, they can lead to unwelcome hotel guests at 2 a.m. So the next time you check into a hotel, don't just hand over your credit card and accept whatever room key they slide across the counter. Ask questions. Do a little detective work. Because that 'cozy' ground-floor room with the charming patio might as well come with a neon sign flashing 'Welcome, Intruders!' The truth is, hotel safety isn't just about luck — it's about strategy. Request a mid-level floor, double-lock your door, and for heaven's sake, don't announce your room number like you're hosting a midnight meet-and-greet. A little vigilance can go a long way in ensuring a safe hotel experience.
