Undocumented Activist Claims ICE Wants Her Deported as 'An Intimidation Tactic'
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency has told undocumented immigrant and outspoken activist Maru Mora-Villalpando that it has begun the process to deport her to Mexico. Deportations are, sadly, nothing new. But Mora-Villalpando is claiming that ICE is targeting her specifically to silence her and her advocacy work.
At a press conference on Monday outside the ICE office in Seattle, Mora-Villalpando said that she recieved a letter from ICE last month notifying her of an upcoming immigration court appearance.
“To me, it’s a clear sign that ICE wants me to stop my job,” she told the Seattle Times. “It was an intimidation tactic.”