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Texas: Mother Faces Deportation After Detention at Health Clinic

HeadlineSep 14, 2015

In Texas, a mother is facing deportation after arriving at a healthcare clinic for her annual gynecological exam. The Houston Press reports clinic staffers at the Northeast Women’s Healthcare clinic in Atascocita called authorities on Blanca Borrego, an undocumented mother. After waiting two hours, Borrego was led into an examination room, where she was arrested by Harris County Sheriff’s deputies for allegedly using a false form of identification.

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