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Overview
- ICE scheduled Barbara Marques’s deportation for Wednesday and moved her to an embarkation unit in Alexandria, Louisiana, according to her family.
- A U.S. court accepted a motion to reopen her immigration case, and the family argues removal would violate the law while the judge reviews it.
- Marques was detained at a Los Angeles green-card interview after being separated from her attorney, with ICE citing a 2019 in absentia deportation order.
- Her husband reports multiple interstate transfers, restricted access to counsel and documents, denial of needed medical care, and poor detention conditions.
- Brazil’s foreign ministry says it is providing consular assistance, and supporters are urging Louisiana officials to intervene to prevent deportation during the review.