Virginia Guevara fled Honduras back in the 1990s and built her American dream washing dishes in restaurant kitchens. The 78-year-old grandmother has called the United States home for three decades after Hurricane Mitch devastated her homeland. Trump administration officials just ripped away deportation protections from over 51,000 Hondurans including Guevara who suffers from high blood pressure and diabetes. Her grandson Isaac Dubon worries immigration agents will drag his elderly grandmother into detention centers where multiple deaths have occurred. The family fears she cannot survive being torn away from her Oakland Park community in Broward County.
Maria Elena Hernandez cleaned university buildings for 18 years before qualifying for Social Security benefits at age 67. The Nicaraguan immigrant has contributed taxes and built deep roots during her 30 years living legally under temporary protected status. Monday brought devastating news that 2,900 Nicaraguans like Hernandez face deportation when protections expire September 8th. She cannot manage her chronic health conditions if forced back to a country she has not visited for decades. Federal attorneys filed emergency lawsuits challenging Trump officials who labeled these dangerous nations safe for return trips.
Republican Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart publicly criticized the administration for endangering Nicaraguans who cannot safely return under the brutal Ortega regime. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava blasted the decision as heartbreaking for hundreds of thousands of immigrants who strengthen local economies. State Department travel advisories warn American citizens against visiting Honduras and Nicaragua due to high crime rates and wrongful detention risks.
Maria Elena Hernandez cleaned university buildings for 18 years before qualifying for Social Security benefits at age 67. The Nicaraguan immigrant has contributed taxes and built deep roots during her 30 years living legally under temporary protected status. Monday brought devastating news that 2,900 Nicaraguans like Hernandez face deportation when protections expire September 8th. She cannot manage her chronic health conditions if forced back to a country she has not visited for decades. Federal attorneys filed emergency lawsuits challenging Trump officials who labeled these dangerous nations safe for return trips.
Republican Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart publicly criticized the administration for endangering Nicaraguans who cannot safely return under the brutal Ortega regime. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava blasted the decision as heartbreaking for hundreds of thousands of immigrants who strengthen local economies. State Department travel advisories warn American citizens against visiting Honduras and Nicaragua due to high crime rates and wrongful detention risks.
