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Customs Enforcement: Santiago Garcia and American Citizens

customs enforcement: Records from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement indicate Santiago Garcia entered the country illegally in 2004, The Salt Lake Tribune reported . She was first ordered to leave in 2006 but was given a delay, according to Metro News. She has tried to win a stay of deportation but was denied on Dec. 20, forcing her to leave the country. They carried signs that read No person is illegal and Keep families and communities together. Some supporters cried as Santiago Garcia make her way through the airport with her children 11, 9, 5 and 3, who are American citizens. They're afraid. Speaking through a translator, she said she was sad to leave and worried about the lack of opportunities in Guatemala and how her children would adapt to life there. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.