"My mom on Monday, March 17th got detained outside of her job at Target, and was arrested by a few ICE officers while they laughed in her face".

ICE has detained Jeanette Vizguerra, a mother of four and an immigrant rights activist, named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People – a list that included Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, John Lewis and Vladimir Putin.

She is now in custody at a detention facility in Aurora, Colorado and facing imminent deportation.

“My mom has fought relentlessly for her community and it is time for all of us to now come together and show all the support for her like she has done to us", said Vizguerra’s daughter Luna Baez.

A pillar of the Denver community, Vizguerra has spent years fighting for the rights of undocumented families while raising her own children—three of whom are U.S. citizens.

She previously sought refuge in a church to avoid deportation, which led ICE to freeze their deportation process.

During her refuge, Vizguerra conceived the idea for the Metro Denver Sanctuary Coalition and helped encourage other churches to house people in situations similar to hers.

Now, under the latest immigration crackdown, her case has been reopened, threatening to tear her from her family and home.

Her detention is cruel and disregards her years of advocacy and deep ties to the U.S. No mother should be ripped away from her children, and no community leader should be punished for standing up for human rights.

We demand that ICE immediately halt deportation proceedings against Jeannette Vizguerra and release her from detention.