An illegal immigrant mother who was publicized during the Democratic National Convention as an example of President Trump’s cruelty toward immigrants has a deportation track record dating back to the Clinton administration.
The Washington Times reported Wednesday that Alejandra Juarez first entered the country illegally in 1998 and was deported back to Mexico during President Bill Clinton’s second term in office.
She then illegally returned to the United States and married a legal resident.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement became aware of her residing again in the U.S. in 2013, under the Obama administration, after a traffic stop. The agency renewed its deportation order and made her check in with agents with the intent of removing her from the country, according to the Washington Times.
She was deported back to Mexico in 2018, under President Trump.
The DNC featured her daughter, Estela Juarez, in a video during the third night of the convention on Wednesday.
The 11-year-old girl discussed how devastating it was that her mother was deported in 2018, laying the blame at the feet of the Trump administration.
“Dear Donald Trump, I am 11 years old,” Estela Juarez said. “My mom is my best friend. She came to America as a teenager over 20 years ago, without papers, in search of a better life.”
In a video for the DNC, 11-year-old Estela Juarez addressed Donald Trump:
“My dad thought you would protect military families so he voted for you in 2016, Mr. President. He says he won’t vote for you again after what you did to our family” https://t.co/r7ewKgAEQg pic.twitter.com/I7vfl6RgHH
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Estela Juarez also discussed how her Marine veteran father has no plans to vote for Trump in 2020.
“He says he won’t vote for you again after what you did to our family. Instead of protecting us, you tore our world apart,” the girl said. “My mom is a good person and is not a criminal. Now, my mom is gone, and she has been taken from us for no reason at all.”
“Mr. President, my mom is the wife of a proud American marine, and a mother of two American children,” she added. “We are American families. We need a president who will bring people together, not tear them apart.”
