Mother-of-two Americans deported to Mexico under Trump’s new law

A MOTHER who has illegally resided in the United States for two decades has been deported back to Mexico, sparking furious protests.

The case of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, a mother-of-two children from Phoenix, Arizona, has become a cause worth fighting for among activist groups who believe Mr Trump’s approach to immigration is unfairly tearing apart countless families.

Her arrest prompted a raucous demonstration in downtown Phoenix earlier this week as protesters blocked enforcement vans from leaving a US immigration office. Seven people were arrested.

It came after Mr Trump signed a new executive order on January 25 called “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States”, and vowed to deport illegal aliens, with an emphasis on those with criminal histories.

The order is a dramatic extension of the Obama administration, which had prioritised the expulsion of undocumented immigrants who threatened national security, had ties to criminal gangs or were criminal offenders.

FROM ILLEGAL RESIDENCE TO DEPORTATION

Garcia de Rayos illegally moved from Mexico to the United States with her parents in the mid-1990s when she was 14.


The family snuck across the border into Nogales, Arizona, from an impoverished corner of the Mexican state of Guanajuato.

In 2008, she was arrested during a workplace raid at Goldland Sunsplash in Mesa, a suburb in Phoenix.

She was slapped with a level 6 felony after it was discovered she was using a fake Social Security number to remain employed.

Garcia de Rayos spent three months in a county jail, followed by three months in immigration detention.

Since her release, she has made eight visits to the immigration check-in in Phoenix.

After each meeting, she went back to her husband and family.

But this week was different. When Garcia de Rayos showed up for her check-in on Wednesday, she was detained by the authorities. Less than 24 hours later, she was deported to her native Mexico — handed over to Mexican authorities at a border crossing in Nogales, Arizona, at around 10am.

She wasn’t merely detained for being an illegal immigrant, but more specifically because she was one with a criminal record, despite being a nonviolent offender.

She was reportedly aware of her fate that potentially awaited her at her appointment, with activists and her own lawyer warning her.

But she decided to face the odds, in a move that would in part be a political statement.

Her lawyer, Ray Maldonado, claims she is a victim of the President’s tougher stance on illegal immigrants.

“I think this is a direct result of the new executive orders that are being put into actions by President Trump calling them ‘enhancing public safety,’ which really appears only to be attacking immigrant communities and people of colour,” he said.

“We’re living in a new era now, an era of war on immigrants.”

Angry Andy wrote:

nicko wrote:Andy has a bigger cock than any of us, I know, i'v seen it !

I might be well endowed, but at least I am not as big a knob as Dyk Head or IT.

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

You,  DYKnose, are still far and away the biggest knob on here...

Shitfaced liar
Stirring troll
Brainless idiot
Military deserter
Confirmed criminal
Racist blogsite owner
Fascist coward..

Nobody even comes close to you, you worthless little oxygen thief..

Ben Reilly wrote:Okay, wolf, gotta pull you up for this. Let me break it down for you (and others):

Shitfaced liar - opinion, fair comment and criticism (allowed)
Stirring troll - opinion, fair comment and criticism (allowed)
Brainless idiot - opinion, fair comment and criticism (allowed)
Military deserter - NO
Confirmed criminal - NO
Racist blogsite owner - opinion, fair comment and criticism (allowed)
Fascist coward.. - opinion, fair comment and criticism (allowed)

"Deserter" and "Criminal" are libelous, though of course, this is mitigated by the fact that the DYK is anonymous here.

Let's stick to stuff like "shitfaced liar" and avoid actual defamation.

phil shiner wrote:Bring back geranium!

Syl wrote:I'm not sure why a minority of people (mainly Wolf) are allowed to CONSTANTLY post about the poster (or more usually groups of posters) and very seldom the post.

He doesn't even try to disguise his bile anymore.

The Devil, You Know wrote:

phil shiner wrote:Bring back geranium!

isn't that what benjamin button is already?

nicko wrote:Wolfie keeps asking me why I haven't complained about Syl, rags,Tommy and other r/w's,    it's quite simple Wolfie, i'v yet to see any insulting from any of them.    It's you that insults posters, you never try to join in a discussion you happily dis miss them as idiots, liars, and a lot worse. IT doesn't make you look big you know,  it just makes you the typical keyboard warrior.

Raggamuffin wrote:

nicko wrote:Wolfie keeps asking me why I haven't complained about Syl, rags,Tommy and other r/w's,    it's quite simple Wolfie, i'v yet to see any insulting from any of them.    It's you that insults posters, you never try to join in a discussion you happily dis miss them as idiots, liars, and a lot worse. IT doesn't make you look big you know,  it just makes you the typical keyboard warrior.

Who would complain about me? I'm always sweet and lovely.

Original Quill wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

Who would complain about me? I'm always sweet and lovely.

I know, right?    Tommy has been quiet lately, and Syl is sticking to the 'needle and thread' sections.  Nicko, only you have been bold enough to step into the breach.

The Devil, You Know wrote:

Ben Reilly wrote:Okay, wolf, gotta pull you up for this. Let me break it down for you (and others):

Shitfaced liar - opinion, fair comment and criticism (allowed)
Stirring troll - opinion, fair comment and criticism (allowed)
Brainless idiot - opinion, fair comment and criticism (allowed)
Military deserter - NO
Confirmed criminal - NO
Racist blogsite owner - opinion, fair comment and criticism (allowed)
Fascist coward.. - opinion, fair comment and criticism (allowed)

"Deserter" and "Criminal" are libelous, though of course, this is mitigated by the fact that the DYK is anonymous here.

Let's stick to stuff like "shitfaced liar" and avoid actual defamation.

good to see abuse is allowed when you pretend it is fair comment.
I shall remember that for later. Although I think that you have just shown that everything I have said about one rule for one and another rule for others is absolutely valid.

I cant imagine why you are seen as an absolutely gutless snivelarse

Ben Reilly wrote:

The Devil, You Know wrote:
good to see abuse is allowed when you pretend it is fair comment.
I shall remember that for later. Although I think that you have just shown that everything I have said about one rule for one and another rule for others is absolutely valid.

I cant imagine why you are seen as an absolutely gutless snivelarse

Well, I've heard of a place ... where your speech is free ... and the only mod is thee ... so, you know -- if you don't like it here you could always try that place.

Ben Reilly wrote:

The Devil, You Know wrote:
good to see abuse is allowed when you pretend it is fair comment.
I shall remember that for later. Although I think that you have just shown that everything I have said about one rule for one and another rule for others is absolutely valid.

I cant imagine why you are seen as an absolutely gutless snivelarse

Well, I've heard of a place ... where your speech is free ... and the only mod is thee ... so, you know -- if you don't like it here you could always try that place.

Lord Independent Thoughts wrote:I haven't even weighed in on this thread, and some of the whiny left are calling my name.

Miss me?