DENVER (KDVR) — Community members gathered outside the Aurora Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility after a well-known immigration activist was reportedly taken into custody.
According to the American Friends Services Committee, a nonprofit that supports immigrant rights, Jeanette Vizguerra was taken into custody by ICE on Monday.
The AFSC said "ICE acted without a valid deportation order and without notifying Ms. Vizguerra or her lawyers" when she was taken into custody Monday. The rights group said in a Tuesday press release that it appears ICE is "readying to possibly deport her even though the agency knows they don’t have a valid deportation order."
Colorado DA says ICE raids could impact success of some criminal court casesThe American Friends Services Committee released the following statement from Vizguerra's children, "We do not understand - why she is detained? It makes no sense when nothing has changed in her case. We are asking Immigration and Customs Enforcement to please review what her lawyer sent, allow her phone calls with us and to immediately release her.”
FOX31's Nicole Fierro is at the detention center where she learned protestors gathered at 10:30 p.m. on Monday to show support for Vizguerra.
FOX31 has reached out to ICE for additional information about Vizguerra's reported detainment and is waiting to hear back.
Vizguerra sought sanctuary in Denver church
Vizguerra came to the United States from Mexico in 1997 with her husband and eldest daughter. According to the American Friends Services Committee, she has been fighting her own deportation since 2009. In 2017, Vizguerra, a mother to three American-born children, took sanctuary in a Denver church as she faced deportation.
FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inboxDuring her time in the U.S., she has become an activist for immigration rights. In 2017, Vizguerra was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.
FOX31's Nicole Fierro is at the detention center speaking to protestors. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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