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Rafaela N.A.: Mexican woman with cancer detained by ICE outside her home

A Mexican woman with cancer who has lived in the U.S. since 1998 and financially supports her family was detained outside her home without notice. A court ordered her released in June 2026.

Dec 28, 2025Adelanto, CACountry of origin: Mexico

A Mexican citizen who entered the U.S. in June 1998 with no criminal history was detained by ICE on December 28, 2025, outside her home without any pre-deprivation process or notice, despite not being subject to a final removal order. She has cancer requiring monthly medical monitoring and is the primary financial support for her family. On June 18, 2026, the federal court granted her petition for habeas corpus and ordered her immediate release, finding that her detention without pre-deprivation due process violated the Constitution, and enjoined respondents from re-detaining her without written notice and a pre-deprivation hearing.

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