"That was Thursday, February 19, around 8:30 am. I was detained on February 18, around 11:30, so it took less than 24 hours for me to be deported. My daughter had been trying to search for me in the [US Citizenship and Immigration Services] tracker, the ICE tracker, and she could not find me there the whole time that I was moving down to San Ysidro."
"What happened when you got to Mexico? When I got to Tijuana, they turned us in to [the Mexican government] and they took us to a shelter where the Mexican government took us in.They helped figure out how we were going to get back to our hometowns. But I do have a friend that has a house in Tijuana, and she has family there, so I didn't have to stay in the shelter until I got to my hometown, which is in Puebla, Mexico. How long were you in Mexico before you were able to return to the US? Forty days."
"When I came back I asked for a couple weeks off, even though I had been gone, because it felt like I was just waking up out of a dream. I needed to realize I was back at home. I had asked my daughter to pack up the house because she wasn't going to be able to afford the living expenses. So when I came back to the house, seeing it packed and ready to go was depressing."
"It's just me and my daughter, and I am the head of household, the only earner for me and for her. I'm in a bit of a tough situation right now because I'm behind on my rent. I'm trying to stay strong. I'm trying to pick up anything, any extra shifts or anything, extra work, that I could do to cover those expenses. It did really put me in a really bad situation where right now, the struggles are really hard. A federal court said your deportation was unlawful. Does that give you a sense of safety right now? I feel like everything's up in the air. You know the uncertainty, the trauma, the anxiety, the fear of getting separated from my daughter"
A detention on February 18 at about 11:30 am led to deportation less than 24 hours later, around 8:30 am on February 19. A daughter could not locate the person in US Citizenship and Immigration Services or ICE tracking systems while they were being moved toward San Ysidro. After arrival in Tijuana, Mexican authorities took them to a shelter and helped plan travel back to their hometown in Puebla. They remained in Mexico for forty days before returning to the United States. The person returned to an area manager role at a hotel chain and requested time off to adjust. The home had been packed for departure, and they described depression and financial strain, including being behind on rent and seeking extra shifts. A federal court found the deportation unlawful, but uncertainty and fear of separation from their daughter persisted.
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