Blog #3: Cecilia Figueroa-Figueroa

Cecilia Figueroa-Figueroa is an immigrant from Mexico, she has spent a good amount of her time here in America helping immigrants with education and legal things. She has become a volunteer at Comunidades Unidas in Utah which helps immigrants. Despite her hard work here in America, she might be facing deportation. She entered the U.S. fleeing from her home country Mexico. She lived in Gurerro where we have seen has had a huge amount of crime. Despite her efforts to become a resident she has had no hope. This is unfortunately the truth some immigrants face, becoming a resident is a hard and bumpy road and in some cases can be a dead end. Under the Trump Administration this road has only become harder.

Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/09/09/she-volunteered-her-time-help-immigrant-families-now-ice-plans-deport-her/?noredirect=on

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