ANN ARBOR, Mich. – An Ann Arbor mother of three is hoping she'll be allowed to stay in the country as an undocumented immigrant who has lived in the United States since 1997.
Lourdes Bautista's children were all born in the United States, and the federal government said she'll be deported. More than 200 people, including Bautista's friends and immigration activists, marched to bring attention to her case.
The government ordered Bautista's deportation in 1998.
"She wasn't aware she had an order of deportation for her case," the interpreter said.
In the last 20 years, Bautista and her husband, whom federal officials deported in 2010, had three children, all of whom are U.S. citizens.
Attorneys have been appealing Bautista's deportation order for the last six years, but U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents said she needs to leave by Aug. 2.
She said she desperately wants to stay.
You can watch Mara MacDonald's full story in the video posted above.