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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kelly Rissman

Texas grandmother who fled cartel violence from Belize in 2001 is in ICE custody and faces deportation

Margarita Avila, a landscaper, has been in the U.S. since 2001 now risks deportation after being arrested in an incident that her family say she she was wrongfully charged - (Harris County Constable)

A Texas grandmother, originally from Belize, was accused of assaulting a postal worker in an incident that landed her in federal detention and now puts her at risk of deportation, according to reports.

Margarita Avila, a landscaper, is accused of injuring a mail carrier with a weed eater during a confrontation in Spring, Texas, earlier this month, the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office said. Now, Avila has been placed in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.

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