Trump administration finally arrest illegal immgrant activist who has been hiding in churches
One of the most prominent immigrant rights activists in Colorado, Jeanette Vizguerra, was arrested by ICE agents this week and is currently jailed in a private prison facing deportation.
Jeanette Vizguerra, a 53-year-old Mexican mom of four has been hiding from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in a Colorado church.
Jeanette was once named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People for taking refuge for years in a Colorado church to avoid deportation has been arrested by immigration agents
After years of pursuing her, ICE finally apprehended Vizguerra on Monday while she was in the parking lot of the Target store in Denver where she worked, according to Jordan Garcia, an immigrant rights activist, who spoke to the New York Times.
Vizguerra first entered the US in 1997 by entering through the Texas border. She first found herself the target of ICE in 2009 during the Obama administration, when she was pulled over in Denver.
She again received a deportation order in 2013. She later tried to get a visa, claiming she was a victim of a crime, but her application was denied.
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According to reports, anytime Jaenette is processed to be deported, “she goes into another church and claimed sanctuary in that other church, totally screwing over the agreement.”
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