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World-renowned chef deported after 36 years in U.S.

Mar 2025·Location: Waco, TX

Country of origin: Mexico

World-renowned chef deported after 36 years in U.S.
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Sergio Garcia, a Mexican chef, was deported by ICE in March 2025 after 36 years living in the United States. Garcia had no criminal record besides a two-decade-old deportation order for illegal re-entry from 1989. He was apprehended while loading his food truck. His deportation separated him from his four U.S.-born adult children and wife. After deportation, he was held captive in Mexico and faced violence in Chiapas.

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