Mother Detained by ICE During Green Card Interview in Kansas
Detention occurs amid Trump administration's immigration enforcement
Rosmery Alvarado, a 42-year-old Guatemalan immigrant living in Kansas, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during what she believed was a green card interview at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office. According to her daughter Carina Moran, Alvarado's husband, a recently naturalized U.S. citizen, had petitioned for her green card after obtaining his citizenship in March. The family reports that Alvarado is now being held at Chase County Detention Center with a deportation order to Guatemala.
This case emerges amid the Trump administration's intensified immigration enforcement actions, which have included detentions of individuals seeking legal pathways to residency. The administration has pledged to conduct large-scale deportation operations targeting undocumented immigrants. Similar incidents have been reported elsewhere, including cases of individuals being detained during immigration appointments or while submitting requested documentation to authorities.
KEY POINTS
- •Mother detained during green card interview
- •Husband recently became US citizen
- •Family reports deportation imminent
Alvarado's family maintains she was following legal procedures to obtain residency through her U.S. citizen husband. Her daughter indicated that during the appointment, Alvarado's husband was asked to leave the room before she was arrested and transported to a detention facility. The family has been told Alvarado could be deported within days, prompting them to establish a fundraiser for legal expenses and medical care for her diabetes and tumor treatments.
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