Salvadoran Mother Deported After Months in Detention Following Airport Arrest
Oct 29, 2025·Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Country of origin: El Salvador

Marta Brizeyda Renderos Leiva, a 39-year-old Salvadoran immigrant and mother of four U.S.-born children, was deported to El Salvador after spending nearly four months in custody following her October 2025 arrest at Salt Lake City International Airport. She was transferred through multiple facilities, including jails in Salt Lake and Tooele counties, a facility in Texas, two detention centers in Arizona, and finally a detention center in Louisiana, which she described as having the worst conditions, with overcrowding, wet bedding, and untreated illness among detainees. Renderos Leiva said she repeatedly told agents she had a valid work permit and lawful status, and that she was cuffed at the hands, waist, and feet during every transfer, including her deportation flight.
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