Woman who had sought protection from deportation in Colorado churches is detained, advocates say
Source: Associated Press
Woman who had sought protection from deportation in Colorado churches is detained, advocates say
By COLLEEN SLEVIN
Updated 6:07 PM EDT, March 18, 2025
DENVER (AP) — A woman who gained prominence after she took refuge in churches in Colorado to avoid deportation during the first Trump administration has been detained, immigration advocates said Tuesday.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment on whether Jeanette Vizguerra had been taken into custody.
Vizguerra, a mother of four, was arrested at a Denver-area Target store where she worked on Monday, said Jordan Garcia of the American Friends Service Committee, who has been in contact with Vizguerra’s lawyer and family.
Vizguerra has been trying to gain a visa given to crime victims that allows them to remain in the United States since she left sanctuary in churches in 2020, Garcia said.
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