Wife of active-duty Army sergeant is deported to Honduras under Trump’s immigration crackdown

The wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier has been deported to Honduras under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, according to the Associated Press. Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, the spouse of Army Sgt. Hedar Leonel Turcios Juarez, was detained outside a Walmart near Fort Bliss, Texas, on July 11. Turcios Juarez has struggled to manage his military duties since her deportation, as he now takes care of their 6-year-old daughter while also fulfilling his military responsibilities.

Villafranca-Trejo, who entered the U.S. in 2016 at age 18 and has no known criminal record, was issued a final order of removal in 2017 after failing to appear at a hearing. She had not received notice of the hearing and did not realize she had been ordered deported until she attempted to apply for a green card in 2022. This case is one of over 50 instances where immediate family members of U.S. troops have been placed in federal immigration detention under the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

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