"This is potentially the first of many. But outside the Capitol, Estela Juarez, 8, the daughter of a decorated former Marine sergeant, Cuauhtemoc “Temo” Juarez, pleaded for Trump to stop the hardship that her family is facing — the scheduled June 21 deportation of her mother, Alejandra, Juarez's wife.“To separate families who have contributed to our nation’s security is unacceptable,” Soto said. Someone has to recognize this is what spouses do," Bradbury said. "“I ask President Trump to please let my mom stay because she is a great mom and I don’t understand why we have to leave her,” the young girl — who could barely reach the microphones — said, her words turning to cries. He said she was asked about her citizenship and told authorities she had been a student in Memphis, Tenn., for a short time, so border officials apparently thought she was falsely claiming to be an American citizen.What justice does this serve? After 20 years in the United States, she no longer has family or friends in the country, so she chose Merida, a city in the Yucatan where a small community of deported military spouses might help her.Afterward, she regularly checked in with U.S. Immigration and Customs officials, which typically went after higher-priority targets like people with criminal records."My mom is a good person. "Alejandra Juarez entered the U.S. illegally in 1998. Alejandra Juarez was deported to Mexico on Friday after her efforts to stay in the U.S. with her military veteran husband and two children failed. What if he gets called back? The couple have two daughters, Pamela, 16, and Estela, 8. "Saidman said the Juarez family is an important representation of how “immigrant communities are not monolithic” and don’t all share the same political views, “just like every other community in America.”In the third episode of the series, Alejandra is deported back to Mexico, bringing her 9-year-old daughter Estela with her and leaving her 16-year-old daughter Pamela and husband behind.As Americans gear up to vote another presidential candidate into office, Saidman said he thinks “we’re at a fever pitch of sorts” when it comes to addressing the issues involved with undocumented immigrants living in the United States.Alejandra at the airport with Temo before she's deported to Mexico.Krystie Yandoli is an entertainment editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.In the new Netflix series, which premiered on the streaming service on Oct. 2 and is also produced by pop star Selena Gomez, President Donald Trump is a major point of contention for one family in particular.
She said during the news conference that her husband had voted for Trump. Alejandra Juarez — mother of two and wife to a U.S. Marine Corps veteran — is leaving for Mexico after exhausting all options to stop her deportation. Alejandra Juarez's options for staying in the U.S. have been exhausted, and the wife of military veteran, an undocumented immigrant, was deported on Friday to Mexico. She's a patriotic spouse whose Veteran husband defended our country, & loving parents of 2 US born daughters.
Self-deporting after losing … Her mother, Alejandra Juarez, was finally leaving for Mexico, rather than be sent off in handcuffs, after exhausting all options to stop her deportation. She's not a criminal," Pamela said, cursing at the immigration agency before her mother checked in for her flight from Orlando International Airport.Alejandra, 39, petitioned to become a citizen in 2001 but was rejected because she was accused of making a false statement at the border when she sought asylum in 1998, attorney Richard Maney said. You're not just punishing me," she said, referring to her family. But as we head into the 2020 presidential election, the filmmakers said these stories are especially important.Posted on October 10, 2019, at 2:44 p.m. ETLooks like your browser doesn't support JavaScript.“I think it speaks to the importance of holding your leaders to account. "They don’t know what those words mean.
Alejandra Juárez was exhausted as she took the first steps away from the life she built in Central Florida for the past 18 years.
Alejandra Juarez, a military veteran's wife, ... [Trump] has treated my husband," Juarez told reporters at the airport, via Stars And Stripes, a military-centered publication. She has been checking in every six months with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Soto’s office. She has been checking in every six months with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Soto’s office. ICE arrested her in August 2013 on immigration violations that it did not detail in its statement and informed her that her previous removal order was being reinstated. She is one of the undocumented immigrants who is profiled in the Netflix series, "Living Undocumented." “She has been there every day of my life and I can’t imagine leaving her. Alejandra Juarez spent a few last moments with her daughters Friday before their family was torn apart, MSN reports.