An elementary school in the sanctuary state of Colorado employed an illegal immigrant to teach fifth grade before she was ultimately arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Marina Ortiz-Abollaneda left Peru and crossed the border illegally in 2022. She was ultimately released into the country as the Biden administration waved in thousands of migrants each month, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire.
She began teaching at the Global Village Academy in the Denver suburb of Parker, Colorado, after she received a work permit, according to a letter Principal Stacy Bush recently sent to parents.
ICE nabbed Ortiz-Abollaneda alongside her family members on Friday while she was reporting for a routine check-in with ICE as part of her ongoing immigration case.
“The previous administration’s open border policies allowed Ortiz-Abollaneda and millions of other illegal aliens — including violent criminals — to be released into this country,” Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire.
“We encourage all illegal aliens to take control of their departure with the CBP Home App. The United States is offering illegal aliens $1,000 and a free flight to self-deport now. We encourage every person here illegally to take advantage of this offer and reserve the chance to come back to the U.S. the right legal way to live the American dream. If not, you will be arrested and deported without a chance to return,” said McLaughlin.
The school is now working to get Ortiz-Abollaneda back to teaching, Bush wrote in her letter to parents.
“We are currently working closely with our legal team and outside immigration attorneys to understand if and how we might be able to help facilitate their return to Colorado,” Bush wrote.
Susan Meek, a board of education director for the Douglas County School District, said she was “deeply shocked and profoundly saddened” by Ortiz-Abollaneda’s arrest, according to ABC7.
“When someone who contributes to our shared mission of educating children is suddenly taken away, it sends a chilling message to the many families in our district who live each day with fear, uncertainty, and vulnerability,” Meek wrote in a statement.
The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign has exposed cases of illegal immigrants who have been educating America’s youth.
In one recent case, ICE arrested Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Andre Roberts of Guyana, who was in the United States illegally and had a lengthy rap sheet, The Daily Wire previously reported.
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