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Arizona Mother of Two Deported Under Trump’s New Orders

HeadlineFeb 10, 2017

Meanwhile, the mother of two U.S.-born children who is at the center of an immigration fight in Arizona has been deported to Mexico. Guadalupe García de Rayos was arrested and detained Wednesday during a routine check-in with immigration officials. She had been living in the United States for the past 21 years. García’s teenage daughter and son reacted Thursday to the deportation.

Jacqueline García de Rayos: “I’m going to keep on fighting. I’m going to keep on fighting for my mom and for the other families that are going through the same thing, because this is unfair, and it’s really sad.”

Angel García de Rayos: “We want her back, back in our arms. We want her back over here where she belongs. She belongs with us. And we’re going to keep on fighting. We’re not going to stop.”

García de Rayos’s rapid deportation after a routine check-in comes as thousands of immigrants around the country face similar check-ins. We’ll have more on the case of Guadalupe García and others after headlines. We’ll speak with her husband.

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