{"id":56353,"date":"2018-08-03T15:53:41","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T15:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/03\/facing-deportation-former-marines-wife-leaves-for-mexico\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:10:16","slug":"facing-deportation-former-marines-wife-leaves-for-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2018\/08\/03\/facing-deportation-former-marines-wife-leaves-for-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Facing deportation, former Marine\u2019s wife leaves for Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 The 16-year-old American daughter of a former Marine held back tears as long as she could Friday before her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/07\/25\/ice-to-deport-wife-of-marine-iraq-vet-aug-3\/\" target=_blank>family was split in two<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her mother, Alejandra Juarez, was finally leaving for Mexico, rather than be sent off in handcuffs, after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/newsletters\/tv-next-episode\/2018\/05\/07\/new-bill-would-protect-military-spouses-from-deportation\/\" target=_blank>exhausting all her options <\/a>to stop her deportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy mom is a good person. She\u2019s not a criminal,\u201d Pamela said, cursing at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2018\/07\/05\/more-veteran-requests-for-help-on-immigration-are-rejected-now-data-shows\/\" target=_blank>immigration <\/a>agency before her mother checked in for her flight from Orlando International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alejandra and former Marine Sgt. Cuauhtemoc \u201cTemo\u201d Juarez, a naturalized citizen who runs a roofing business, quietly raised Pamela and their 9-year-old daughter Estela in the central Florida town of Davenport until a 2013 traffic stop exposed her legal status.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/07\/25\/ice-to-deport-wife-of-marine-iraq-vet-aug-3\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_9375.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">ICE to deport wife of Marine, Iraq veteran Aug. 3<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Alejandra Juarez and her family have spent thousands of dollars fighting her deportation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afterward, she regularly checked in with U.S. Immigration and Customs officials, which typically went after higher-priority targets like people with criminal records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Temo didn&#8217;t figure his vote for President Donald Trump would affect them personally. That was before the enforcement of Trump&#8217;s &#8220;zero tolerance&#8221; policy toward illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, the Juarez family will be divided in two: Estela will join her mother in Mexico after she gets settled, while Temo cares for Pamela and pays the bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"624\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deportation-3.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deportation-3.jpg.jpg 840w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deportation-3.jpg.jpg?resize=300,223 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deportation-3.jpg.jpg?resize=768,571 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alejandra Juarez,38, left, says goodbye to her children, Pamela and  Estela at the Orlando International Airport on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 in Orlando, Fla.  Juarez, the wife of a former Marine is preparing to self-deport to Mexico in a move that would split up their family.  (Red Huber\/Orlando Sentinel via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alejandra petitioned to become a citizen in 2001, but was rejected because she was accused of making a false statement at the border when she sought asylum in 1998, said her attorney, Richard Maney. He said she was asked about her citizenship and told authorities she had been a student in Memphis, Tennessee for a short time, so border officials apparently thought she was falsely claiming to be an American citizen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., who couldn&#8217;t get the votes in Congress for legislation to allow Juarez to remain, called her situation disgraceful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;re not going to give up,&#8221; he told her with a hug at the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2018\/07\/05\/more-veteran-requests-for-help-on-immigration-are-rejected-now-data-shows\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_9375.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">More veterans\u2019 requests for help on immigration are rejected now, data shows<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">As part of the Trump administration\u2019s crackdown on immigration, the government is rejecting more requests from veterans and their dependents for protection from deportation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s an absolute disgrace by the Trump administration to be deporting a patriotic spouse,&#8221; Soto said. &#8220;Her husband, Temo, served in the Marines &#8230; while she was at home on the home-front, raising two young women. What justice does this serve?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alejandra ultimately decided to &#8220;self-deport&#8221; to Mexico, rather than turn herself in to be detained and then deported. After 20 years in the United States, she no longer has family or friends in the country, so she chose Merida, a city in the Yucatan where a small community of deported military spouses might help her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1197\" height=\"629\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deportation-2.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deportation-2.jpg.jpg 1197w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deportation-2.jpg.jpg?resize=300,158 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deportation-2.jpg.jpg?resize=768,404 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deportation-2.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,538 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1197px) 100vw, 1197px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alejandra Juarez, 38, center, passes through TSA screening at the Orlando International Airport on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 in Orlando, Fla.  Juarez, the wife of a former Marine, is preparing to self-deport to Mexico in a move that would split up their family.  Juarez and her husband, former Marine Sgt. Temo Juarez, a naturalized citizen, have raised two daughters, ages 16 and 8, and now Alejandra is headed back to Mexico. (Red Huber\/Orlando Sentinel via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emotionally spent, she wiped her own tears behind sunglasses and stroked Pamela&#8217;s hair while gripping Estela, who stood by her side. Temo said he preferred not to talk before they were all escorted through security for their final goodbyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A reporter asked what she would say to the president. Alejandra said she&#8217;d ask how Trump could let this happen, since he &#8220;always says he loves the military and he&#8217;s doing everything for the military.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy husband fought for this country three times. The administration, yourself, you think you are punishing me. You\u2019re not just punishing me,\u201d she said, referring to her family. \u201cI hope this make him happy. 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