They stop the immigrant Jeanette Vizguerra, a symbol of the fight against Trump’s policies

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March 19, 2025March 19, 2025By Mario Vásquez
They stop the immigrant Jeanette Vizguerra, a symbol of the fight against Trump’s policies

During the first presidential mandate of Donald Trumpfrom 2017 to 2021, undocumented immigrant Jeanette Vizguerra, Who had arrived in the United States from Mexico City, became a symbol of migrant resistance when he remained in Churches for more than three years to avoid deportation.

Given this situation, in 2018 his fight was recognized by the American magazine Timewhich included it in its list of the 100 more people influential of the world, because it became an emblem “of the fears and the agitation that has been extended under the immigration offensive” of the new government of the Republican president.

Now, seven years after its international recognition, the 53 -year -old undocumented migrant was arrested on Tuesday, March 18 by federal agents of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICEfor its acronym in English), according to information shared by his family and other activists Pro Immigrants.

Jordan García, the president of the American Friends Service Committee, an organization that defends the Immigrant rights In the United States, he told the American media that Jeanette Vizguerra was working in the city of Denver, Colorado, When immigration agents arrested her.

Migrant resistance symbol

According to what was stated by Jordan García, telling the details of the detention of Jeanette Vizguerra, the defender of migrants in the United States said that one of the agents told the Mexican: “We finally have you “because his story had become known since the first Trump administration.

The undocumented immigrant and Mexican activist attracted the attention of the American population in December 2017, when he decided to move with their three children to the basement of a church located in Colorado, with the hope that the sanctuary He will protect her from the deportation plans of the Republican president.

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Subsequently, in November 2022, the government of former president Joe Biden granted him a suspension of a year to the deportation of Bizguerra. However, his friends and family revealed that the one born in Mexico was aware of the danger that was running if Donald Trump returned to power in the Presidential elections of 2024.

After almost a decade evading the US authorities, the arrest of Vizguerra has already caused the reaction of Democratic politicians in Colorado, faithful supporters of the Immigrant rightswho accused Trump’s government of “trying to silence those who criticize their repressive measures against migration.”

The mayor of Denver, Mike Johnstonpublicly cataloged the arrest of Jeanette Vizguerra as a “persecution of political opponents in the style of Vladimir Putin”, In reference to the president of Russiabecause they had captured a working class mother who dedicated her life to helping other undocumented immigrants.

For his part, the Democratic Senator for Colorado, Michael BennetHe said that the Mexican activist was a “pillar of her community” and asked the officials of the Immigration Control and Customs Service to release her, since they were “attacking and punishing her unfairly”However, the agency did not comment on the case.

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