Victoria Galindo Lopez earns $13.15 an hour cleaning a hotel which houses vulnerable homeless residents. But despite performing essential work, she’s suddenly facing another imminent threat: deportation.
During coronavirus, Americans increasingly rely on migrant workers, many in the country illegally, who have no protections or financial support.
In mid-May, Galindo received a letter that ICE had denied her latest petition. It didn’t say why, but it did tell her to report to ICE offices in Camarillo on June 11 with no more than 50 pounds of luggage.She doesn’t know how to prepare for returning to a country she left so long ago.She says she doesn’t know what she’ll do if she’s ultimately deported. “I don’t even know what I will take with me other than the pants and shirt I have on me.
In 2018, she applied for a U visa, which is given to victims of serious crimes who provide a certification form signed by law enforcement stating that they have been or are likely to be helpful to an investigation. The visa is also available to the parents of underage crime victims who cooperate with law enforcement.A few years ago, Galindo said, she discovered that her husband had sexually abused one of her daughters. She divorced him; he was arrested and ultimately deported, Frank said.
Deportation, however, would throw a wrench into the process, Frank said. She would have to wait up to 10 years in Mexico.During the pandemic, Galindo’s children have also become essential workers. Her two oldest daughters, who are early-childhood educators, are teaching and caring for the children of first responders and medical workers. Her youngest is graduating from high school and has helped distribute free meals during the pandemic.
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