Teresa Ochoa Briseño was arrested and deported by ICE on Sept. 21, 2026, about a week after her 17-year-old son, Luis Ochoa, was seen in a viral video being detained, pepper-sprayed, and having his wrist broken by ICE agents while recording an ICE operation in Alamo, Texas. ICE said Briseño, a Mexican national, had previously been removed from the country in 2025 following a local arrest and had since reentered without authorization. Immigration attorney Carlos M. Garcia said the timing of her deportation, occurring just a week after her U.S. citizen son was detained, raised concerns that it was retaliation for speaking out against ICE.