TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) -- Mexico is advising its citizens in the United States to take precautions after a woman in Arizona was deported on Wednesday.
Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos' deportation case sparked protests in Phoenix.
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Her husband, who did not want to be identified, says he knew his wife's case would be difficult under the Trump administration.
"My wife is not a threat to the United States. She is a great person," he said. "She is a good citizen regardless of her status. We are a normal family, just like any other American family."
Immigration lawyers say under the Obama administration Garcia de Rayos' case wasn't a priority, but they believe that may have changed with President Trump. According to the Pew Research Center there are an estimated 35,000 undocumented immigrants in the Tucson area.
"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officers removed Ms. Garcia to Mexico Thursday morning shortly before 10 a.m. MST through the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) coordinated her repatriation closely with Mexican consular representatives.Ms. Garcia, who has a prior felony conviction in Arizona for criminal impersonation, was the subject of a court-issued removal order that became final in July 2013. Ms. Garcia's immigration case underwent review at multiple levels of the immigration court system, including the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the judges held she did not have a legal basis to remain in the U.S. ICE will continue to focus on identifying and removing individuals with felony convictions who have final orders of removal issued by the nation's immigration courts."
MORE: Deported mother holds press conference in Mexico
