Canadian mother detained in the U.S. as Trump-voting husband feels 'totally blindsided'
A Canadian woman has been detained in the U.S. during her green card interview for being in the U.S. illegally, California-based KGTV reported Thursday.
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Cynthia Olivera's green card interview was on June 13 in California. As she went into the interview room, her husband, Francisco Olivera waited outside. 'We feel totally blindsided. I want my vote back,' Francisco told KGTV after Cynthia was detained.
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On June 13, 2025, ICE arrested Cynthia Ivanna Olivera, an illegal alien from Canada, who was previously deported and chose to ignore our law and again illegally entered the country.
A judge issued her a final order of removal in 1999, and she was deported to Canada. That same… https://t.co/W41NfN6DcO
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 7, 2025
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Francisco is a U.S. citizen and self-identified Trump voter. The U.S. president's promises to deport dangerous criminals appealed to the couple, but they didn't think Cynthia's lack of legal U.S. status would be a problem — no criminal charges were found under Cynthia's name by KGTV.
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'The U.S. is my country,' Cynthia told KGTV from an immigration detention centre in El Paso, Texas. 'That's where I met my husband. That's where I went to high school, junior high, elementary. That's where I had my kids,' she said.
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The 45-year-old was born in Canada and moved to the U.S. as a 10-year-old with her parents. In 1999, when Cynthia was 19 years old, U.S. border officials determined she was living in the country without a legal status and an order was obtained to deport her.
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After being removed, Cynthia returned within a few months by driving to San Diego from Mexico, The Guardian reports. 'They didn't ask me for my citizenship — they didn't do nothing. They just waved me in,' Cynthia told KGTV.
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