Alexa Ramírez deported to Mexico after arrest during Operation Midway Blitz raid
Oct 17, 2025·Location: Chicago, IL
Country of origin: Mexico

Alexa Ramírez, 38, a Mexican national who had been living and working in Chicago, was arrested during Operation Midway Blitz at the Swap-O-Rama market in October 2025, just eight days after marrying her husband Alexander Villeda. She was held for four days at the Broadview federal immigration processing center, where she signed a form agreeing to self-deport. She was deported to Mexico two days later and is now living on her parents' farm in Oaxaca, unable to reunite with her husband who remains detained in Michigan.
Sources
- Couple previously separated by ICE concerned about Trump Administration
- She was deported to Mexico. He’s in detention. Now, this Chicago couple has to figure out what’s next.
WBEZ·Dec 28, 2025·archived copy
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- She was deported. He's in detention. What's next for them?
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