Peet and Melany Viljoen with DA leader, Helen Zille at Showmax's 'The Roast of Helen Zille'.
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“The Real Housewives of Pretoria” stars Melany "Mel" and Peet Viljoen have been offered a way back home.
According to News24, Mel has been granted “voluntary departure” by a United States immigration judge, and she claims that her hubby Peet could soon be getting the same deal.
The couple was arrested for shoplifting on 10 March in Florida. They managed to get bail in mid-March for $10 000 after their arrest; they were taken by ICE.
But things are not all smooth sailing, with US immigration authorities having the option of appealing.
Speaking to Rapport, Mel, who is at the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Colorado, said: “I signed voluntary departure (on Friday). I am so excited. They have just let me know.”
Speaking to You, Mel lifted the lid on her new reality that sees her crying herself to sleep, eating tuna, which costs R120 a can, and living under harsh conditions.
“We’re basically fed dog food. It’s a mixture of ground-up stuff, and you can’t tell if it’s pork, beef or chicken. I eat it when I have to, or buy food from the prison shop, but they charge R120 for a can of tuna. I’m malnourished. This system is designed to break you. I’m being trampled, tortured and screamed at.”
Mel and Peet, before their arrest, were big fans of President Donald Trump, but they have since changed their tune.
She added: “I misjudged Donald Trump and America. I thought this place would be the epitome of human rights, but I feel emotionally violated by the system.”