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Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of Immigrant Rights Activist Jeanette Vizguerra Pending Hearing

Jeanette Vizguerra, detained by ICE earlier this week, will remain in custody as a court hearing is scheduled to review the legality of her detention and deportation plans.

People protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility after reports circulated that migrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra had been taken into custody by federal agents, in Aurora, Colorado, U.S. March 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
Dozens of people take part in a rally to show solidarity for Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez at the Tivoli Quad on the Auraria Campus at Metropolitan State University of Denver in Denver on March 19, 2025. The rally, organized by Denver Students for a Democratic Society was held to show support and solidarity for Jeanette Viguerra. Vizguerra-Ramirez, 53, was arrested by ICE in Denver on March 17. Jeanette Vizguerra, an undocumented mother, was once named to Time’s 100 Most Influential list. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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Overview

  • Jeanette Vizguerra, a prominent immigrant rights activist, was detained by ICE in Denver earlier this week during her work break.
  • A federal judge ruled that Vizguerra cannot be deported without a court hearing, temporarily halting ICE's deportation plans.
  • Vizguerra has lived in the U.S. for nearly 30 years, is the mother of several U.S.-citizen children, and has been involved in a years-long legal battle to remain in the country.
  • Her attorneys argue that her detention is legally unjustified as she has not been placed in proper removal proceedings.
  • A federal court hearing to determine the legality of her detention and deportation is scheduled for March 28, 2025.