Friends and family fight for return of deported Goleta grandmother
Juana Flores, deported from Goleta in April 2019 (KEYT)
GOLETA, Calif. - A family in Goleta held a vigil Saturday afternoon pleading for the return of their grandmother who was deported to Mexico two years ago.
Congressman Salud Carbajal attended the gathering, along with several other public figures, at De La Guerra Plaza in Santa Barbara to show support of the Flores family.
57-year-old Juana Flores lived in Goleta and was forced to leave her family home in 2019 due to the Trump Administration’s immigration policies.
The Flores family said Juana left behind a son in the U.S. military as well as a disabled son and a husband with medical issues, both of whom were under her care and are reportedly struggling in her absence.
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