Overview
- Vizguerra remains held at the Aurora Contract Detention Facility roughly six months after her March 17 arrest outside her workplace.
- A filing submitted Monday asks a federal judge to order her immediate release or grant a bond hearing where the government must prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that continued detention is warranted.
- Her legal team argues she is neither a danger nor a flight risk and contends enforcement has been retaliatory toward her long-standing activism.
- Dozens rallied outside the Aurora facility, and Vizguerra addressed them by video, saying she feels vulnerable and that her health has worsened during detention.
- ICE has previously said she has a final removal order and a 2009 conviction, and the government is expected to respond to the motion within about three weeks.