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Lourdes C.: North Texas mother here 30 years detained by ICE after traffic stop

Lourdes Minerva Coronado, a North Texas resident of more than 30 years, was detained after a traffic stop just after being approved for a work permit. A judge ordered her deported; her family seeks an attorney to appeal.

May 8, 2026Flower Mound, TXCountry of origin: Mexico

Lourdes C.: North Texas mother here 30 years detained by ICE after traffic stop
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Lourdes Minerva Coronado, a North Texas resident who had lived in the United States for more than 30 years, was arrested after a Flower Mound traffic stop for driving with a suspended license and no registration, and was subsequently detained by ICE. Her daughter, Karen Gonzalez, said Coronado had just been approved for a work permit and had no criminal history when she was detained. An immigration judge denied her bond request in July, classifying her as a flight risk, and on September 8 ordered her removed to Mexico; she has until October 2 to appeal while her family works to find and pay for an attorney. ICE said Coronado entered the country without legal status, and that it does not carry out removals while a timely appeal is pending; her arrest also came months after Denton County expanded its cooperation agreement with ICE to allow trained deputies to detain people suspected of immigration violations.

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