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Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, smiles as she arrives at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, smiles as she arrives at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, makes a heart sign during a press conference prior to her repatriation to the Philippines, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, makes a heart sign during a press conference prior to her repatriation to the Philippines, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, waves good bye after a press conference ahead of her repatriation to the Philippines, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, waves good bye after a press conference ahead of her repatriation to the Philippines, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, reacts as she uses a mobile phone for a video call after arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, reacts as she uses a mobile phone for a video call after arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

CORRECTS TO FAMILY INSTEAD OF SON AND HUSBAND - Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, shows a heart sign as she is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

CORRECTS TO FAMILY INSTEAD OF SON AND HUSBAND - Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, shows a heart sign as she is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is escorted by Indonesian officials upon arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is escorted by Indonesian officials upon arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso, center, gestures at the media as she leaves Pondok Bambu Prison for Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in preparation for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso, center, gestures at the media as she leaves Pondok Bambu Prison for Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in preparation for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso, center, waves to the media as she leaves Pondok Bambu Prison for Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in preparation for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso, center, waves to the media as she leaves Pondok Bambu Prison for Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in preparation for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

CORRECTS TO FAMILY INSTEAD OF SON AND HUSBAND - Mary Jane Veloso, second from right, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

CORRECTS TO FAMILY INSTEAD OF SON AND HUSBAND - Mary Jane Veloso, second from right, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso, center, speaks to the media as she leaves Pondok Bambu Prison for Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in preparation for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso, center, speaks to the media as she leaves Pondok Bambu Prison for Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in preparation for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, receives her transfer document from acting Deputy Coordinating Minister for Immigration and Correctional Affairs I Nyoman Gede Surya Mataram as Philippine's Undersecretary for Migration Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs Eduardo Jose de Vega, left, applauds during a handover ceremony prior to her repatriation to the Philippines, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, receives her transfer document from acting Deputy Coordinating Minister for Immigration and Correctional Affairs I Nyoman Gede Surya Mataram as Philippine's Undersecretary for Migration Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs Eduardo Jose de Vega, left, applauds during a handover ceremony prior to her repatriation to the Philippines, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, kisses her mother as she is reunited with her family at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, kisses her mother as she is reunited with her family at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)