Deported Pastor's Wife's Family Disputes DHS Account, Pleads for Her Return
Jun 3, 2025·Location: Tallahassee, FL
Country of origin: Mexico

Maria Isidro, a 52-year-old Mexican immigrant and wife of pastor Josafat Isidro of Centro de Adoración Vida Nueva in Live Oak, Florida, was detained and deported after a June 3 immigration check-in she believed was routine, despite holding an annual stay of deportation since arriving in the U.S. in 1998. Her daughter, Daniella Isidro, says the family came to the U.S. on a legal medical visa for a sibling's treatment and complied annually with Homeland Security requirements, pointing to a Social Security card issued to Maria in 2015. The Department of Homeland Security states Isidro received a final removal order in 2004 after missing a court date and had evaded deportation for two decades, and denies family claims that she was denied medical care in custody. Isidro was held for eight days before being transported to Matamoros, Mexico on June 11, and has been married 31 years with four children and a husband remaining in Florida.
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