DENVER — Supporters of a prominent Colorado labor and immigration activist have celebrated a recent ruling allowing Jeanette Vizguerra to post bond for her release after nine months of detention.
On Sunday, an immigration judge granted Vizguerra the opportunity to post a $5,000 bond, as reported by Jennifer Piper of the American Friends Service Committee, who has been integral in supporting Vizguerra’s family and legal representation.
Currently, efforts are underway by Vizguerra’s family and a nonprofit organization focused on immigration detention to secure her release, which may take one or more days for processing.
Vizguerra, who has been at the forefront of advocating for immigrant rights, gained national recognition when she sought sanctuary in churches across Colorado during the initial Trump administration to evade deportation. Her arrest occurred on March 17 in a Denver-area Target's parking lot, where she worked.
Since arriving in Colorado from Mexico City in 1997, Vizguerra’s battle against deportation has intensified since 2009 when a traffic stop revealed that she possessed a fraudulent Social Security card. According to a lawsuit she filed against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), she was unaware at the time that the number belonged to someone else.
Her legal team contends that ICE's attempt to deport her is based on an invalid order, prompting them to challenge her detention in federal court. Recently, a federal judge mandated that a hearing be held to assess whether she should continue to be detained as her immigration case proceeds.
On Sunday, an immigration judge granted Vizguerra the opportunity to post a $5,000 bond, as reported by Jennifer Piper of the American Friends Service Committee, who has been integral in supporting Vizguerra’s family and legal representation.
Currently, efforts are underway by Vizguerra’s family and a nonprofit organization focused on immigration detention to secure her release, which may take one or more days for processing.
Vizguerra, who has been at the forefront of advocating for immigrant rights, gained national recognition when she sought sanctuary in churches across Colorado during the initial Trump administration to evade deportation. Her arrest occurred on March 17 in a Denver-area Target's parking lot, where she worked.
Since arriving in Colorado from Mexico City in 1997, Vizguerra’s battle against deportation has intensified since 2009 when a traffic stop revealed that she possessed a fraudulent Social Security card. According to a lawsuit she filed against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), she was unaware at the time that the number belonged to someone else.
Her legal team contends that ICE's attempt to deport her is based on an invalid order, prompting them to challenge her detention in federal court. Recently, a federal judge mandated that a hearing be held to assess whether she should continue to be detained as her immigration case proceeds.
