ICE deports Austin woman and her three children, two are U.S. citizens
May 6, 2025·Location: Austin, TX
Country of origin: Mexico

Denisse Parra Vargas, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, was stopped for expired tags in North Austin on Thursday and later instructed to report to a processing center in Pflugerville on Tuesday. When she reported with her three children, ICE arrested all of them. Two of her three children are U.S. citizens. The family was deported to Mexico within 24 hours.
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