Overview
- Marina Ortiz, a Global Village Academy teacher in Parker, was taken into custody during an Oct. 24 check-in at ICE’s Centennial office and moved with her family to a Texas detention facility.
- School leaders say Ortiz holds an employment authorization document valid through spring 2029 and that her hiring followed I-9 verification and state background checks.
- The Global Village Academy Collaborative is not enrolled in the federal E-Verify program, according to the executive director’s statement.
- ICE’s Denver office says Ortiz-Abollaneda, 43, is a Peruvian national who entered near Yuma, Arizona, in December 2022 under parole and now remains detained pending proceedings.
- The school says it has engaged legal counsel to seek the family’s return, as local officials voice concern, advocacy groups point to recent detentions tied to Centennial check-ins, and a verified fundraiser has drawn thousands of dollars.