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Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Deportation of Immigrant Rights Activist Jeanette Vizguerra

The court has scheduled a hearing to review the legality of her detention and deportation order following her arrest by ICE earlier this week.

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 longtime immigrant rights activist, was arrested by ICE in Denver on March 17 and is being held at a detention center in Aurora, Colorado.
  • A federal judge issued an injunction on March 21, preventing her deportation until a hearing scheduled for March 28, 2025.
  • Vizguerra's attorneys argue that her detention and deportation order are legally invalid, citing a lack of proper removal proceedings.
  • She has been a prominent figure in the immigrant rights movement, previously taking refuge in a Denver church to avoid deportation and advocating for the abolition of ICE.
  • The case has drawn national attention, with supporters highlighting her contributions to the community and critics pointing to her repeated violations of immigration law.