The U.S. government deported a Mexican woman on Friday who had lived in the country illegally for nearly two decades despite efforts by lawmakers to keep her in Florida with her husband, a Marine Corps veteran, and her two American children. US deports American Marine veteran's wife, Alejandra Juarez, to … If you really love veterans, why didn’t you pardon me?”Alejandra Juarez, 38, was joined by her family and her congressman, Darren Soto, at Orlando International Airport for tearful farewells before her flight back to Mexico.Trump’s Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, was criticized by immigrant groups for deporting scores of non-citizen U.S. military veterans and for deporting immigrants whose only crime was re-entering the country after an earlier removal order.ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. government deported a Mexican woman on Friday who had lived in the country illegally for nearly two decades despite efforts by lawmakers to keep her in Florida with her husband, a Marine Corps veteran, and her two American children.Juarez has said her youngest daughter, who is nine years old, will come to live with her in Mexico because her husband frequently travels for his work running a flooring business.Reporting by Joey Roulette in Orlando; Writing by Jonathan Allen, Editing by Rosalba O'BrienUnder new guidelines issued by the Obama administration in 2014, however, Juarez was considered a low priority for removal, her lawyers said.Juarez sought to illegally enter the United States in 1998 and was ordered to be removed, precluding her future chances at getting a visa or becoming a citizen, according to Soto and media interviews Juarez has given.Her husband has told reporters that he voted for Trump in the 2016 election.Her lawyers said to reporters she was only now being deported because of U.S. Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy on illegal immigration.Trump, a Republican, broadened ICE’s focus within days of taking office in 2017, saying no immigrants should be considered exempt from law enforcement.ICE, which did not respond to questions on Friday, has said that Juarez’s re-entry after her removal is considered a felony.
“Mr. Alejandra Juarez, 38, left her husband and a child behind as she boarded a plane from Florida to Mexico. The wife of a Marine veteran was deported Friday after living in the United States for nearly 20 years, according to Reuters. The mother of two has fought for her right to stay in the country for years, but a crackdown on immigration by the Trump administration has left her with no other choice.
Wife of former Marine to be deported to Mexico Friday, after 20 years in U.S. - CBS News Wife of former Marine to be deported to Mexico Friday, after 20 years in … The U.S. government deported a Mexican woman on Friday who had lived in the country illegally for nearly two decades. Cuauhtemoc “Temo” Juarez, also a former member of the Florida National Guard, entered the United States in 1998 and the two married in 2000. Marco A. Chavez, a Marine veteran who was deported to Mexico in 2002, was allowed to return in 2017. Wife of U.S. military veteran deported to Mexico. ORLANDO, Fla. – The 16-year-old American daughter of a U.S. Marine held back tears as long as … Juarez attempted to enter the U.S. illegally in 1998 but was deported, then successfully re-entered in 2000. She plans to live in Mexico with her youngest daughter, while her husband and other child remain in the U.S. The 16-year-old American daughter of a US marine held back tears as long as she could before her family was split in two. Apart from her illegal entry into the country in 1998, she has no criminal record.“Alejandra deserves to stay in the country she has called home for over 20 years, the country her husband patriotically served as a Marine and Florida National Guardsman, [and] the only country her two American-born daughters have known,” said Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) who represents the Juarez’s home district. The Juarez family consulted with lawyers but have never been able to get a hearing before an immigration judge or get a reprieve from that document.Alejandra Juarez, 38, center, passes through TSA screening at the Orlando International Airport on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 in Orlando, Fla. Juarez, the wife of a former Marine is preparing to self-deport to Mexico in a move that would split up their family.Juarez, 39, came to the United States at 18 in 1998, smuggled across the border with the help of a coyote. Former Marine Sgt.