Overview

• Bárbara Marques has been held since September 16 after a routine green‑card interview in Los Angeles tied to a 2019 in‑absentia removal order that her family says lacked proper notice.
• Her husband reports transfers between detention centers in California, Louisiana and Arizona, with difficulties accessing counsel and key documents.
• He alleges poor conditions, including denial of medical equipment and a night spent sleeping with shoes as a pillow.
• Her legal team says she was placed on a deportation flight to Brazil before a judge granted a temporary stay that stopped the removal.
• Brazil’s foreign ministry says the Los Angeles consulate is assisting without disclosing personal details, as supporters raise more than $50,000 and U.S. lawmakers press ICE to follow the law.