Some protesters at the ICE building have chosen criminal conduct instead of free speech.
— Phoenix Police Department (@phoenixpolice) February 9, 2017
Overnight in Phoenix, Ariz., protesters attempted to stop the deportation of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, a 35-year-old illegal immigrant from Mesa, Ariz. who was ordered to self-deport in 2013 after getting caught using a fake Social Security number in 2009. According to reports, 7 people were arrested:
Seven people arrested outside ICE facility in Phoenix after protesting Mexican-born woman's possible deportation. https://t.co/wrplJvc7N6 pic.twitter.com/vuNtitD59N
— ABC News (@ABC) February 9, 2017
Garcia de Rayos was taken into custody during one of her yearly meetings with immigration agents:
She Showed Up Yearly to Meet Immigration Agents. Now They’re Deporting Her. https://t.co/AxDj0ng3Qn
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 9, 2017
But of course it’s Donald Trump’s fault that a woman arrested and ordered to self-deport during the Obama administration is being deported now? From ABC News:
Garcia de Rayos’ attorney, Ray Ybarra Maldonado, told ABC15 that she is now facing deportation as part of President Donald Trump’s executive order that undocumented immigrants with a history of arrests are to deported.
Under President Trump’s “orders”:
A 14 year old girl cries in father's arms – her mom won't be coming home – now w/ ICE under President orders #abc15 pic.twitter.com/04MhI18lQ3
— MaryEllen Resendez (@maryellenabc15) February 8, 2017
ICE released this statement to ABC 15:
“Ms. Garcia De Rayos is currently being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) based on a removal order issued by the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review which became final in May 2013. Relevant databases indicate Ms. Garcia De Rayos has a prior felony conviction dating from March 2009 for criminal impersonation.”
The protesters, however, were not successful:
This man is under the ICE
Van@NBCNews pic.twitter.com/Kf3ufXPJ4V— John Boxley (@JBoxleyNBC) February 9, 2017
Arizona authorities clearing protesters@NBCNews pic.twitter.com/wyXoXT4zhU
— John Boxley (@JBoxleyNBC) February 9, 2017
Happening now. 2 ICE vans just drove out of #Phoenix @ICEgov facility with PD escort. Presumably transporting Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos. pic.twitter.com/uBIxEYlHFl
— Daniel Gonzalez (@azdangonzalez) February 9, 2017
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