A former Canadian military captain has been detained in the U.S. for months over charges relating to a cannabis conviction from decades ago. D. Furman had been living with his wife in the U.S. at the time when he was suddenly arrested at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles branch in Medina, Ohio.

Furman had previously fought with U.S. troops in Afghanistan during his military career and had also previously obtained top secret clearance while he had been working with various security agencies such as the DEA and CIA.

Prior to fighting overseas and working with those agencies though, Furman had reportedly been caught with a friend who allegedly sold cannabis to a police officer. For that, he was reportedly fined about $80 and spent at least 1 month at an equestrian work camp as punishment.

The Canadian government later decided to pardon Furman in 2002 for that incident.

After meeting his wife and getting married many years later, Furman moved to the United States (with much difficulty) to be with his wife and they had allegedly started the process of seeking a green card which would allow them to stay together permanently, it would entitle him to remain in the country with her. They were allegedly under the impression that so long as they were pursuing paperwork for the green card, that everything was fine and that he was able to stay in the country with his wife. Ms. Furman maintains that immigration officials knew her husband was living with her and that they had been corresponding and sending multiple letters as a part of the ongoing process.

However, they were reportedly warned that if they did try to leave the country that he might not be able to get back in.

One day when Furman and his wife had gone to the motor vehicle branch to register a vehicle, they were surprised to hear that his name had allegedly been flagged in the system. Several weeks later, they had called and told him to come and pick up his passport, license, and truck papers for the truck that he had been trying to reportedly register at the time. Once he went to pick up his belongings, his wife was confronted by an ICE agent who informed her that her husband had been detained.

It's reported that he was detained over those old cannabis-related trafficking charges from many years ago back in 1992. The Globe and Mail reported on this story earlier this week and they alleged that their efforts to ask questions about Furman's imprisonment went unanswered. Furman's wife claims that she has been diligently trying to speak with various individuals and organizations, the consulate and lawyers etc, to find out information about her husband but she has allegedly been told there wasn't anything that could be done. Furman also says that Canadian officials with the consulate covering Ohio wouldn't take his calls.

Not long after the story broke, Furman was released though, after being detained for months following his arrest back on August 1st. He was allegedly unceremoniously dropped off at the border this week in Ontario. Furman alleges that after his story recently went public, that is when he suddenly started being moved.

Furman is now allegedly looking to sue the U.S. government and ICE over what has taken place. He maintains that he wasn't trying to immigrate illegally and that's he's no threat to the security of the U.S.; he admits that what took place was a travesty. Furman and his wife are facing thousands of dollars in legal fees for this incident and to help them a GoFundMe page has been set up to accept donations.

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