MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — It was a vacation that never ended for Jazmin Urias. In 2008, she and her family came from Mexico on a tourist visa and never went back.
“I grew up here. This is my home. This is all I know. I’ve never been to Mexico since I came in,” she said.
Urias was just 11 years old at the time, and eventually she started her life here. She graduated from Mesa High School, got married, and had three kids, with another newborn on the way.
“My kids were born here. My husband’s here. My family and friends are here,” Urias said.
But just this weekend, Urias said she received a letter from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asking her to appear in front of an immigration judge for a removal proceeding to be deported.
“I was mostly scared for her and the baby to be deported to some place where she hasn’t experienced life for years,” said her husband, Alan Corral.
The news comes as tensions across the U.S. and in Arizona, while DHS ramps up deportations.
“I’m scared to even get out with the kids,” Urias said. “Like, what if I get taken with my kids in the car?”
Urias isn’t scheduled to appear in front of a judge until August, but she wonders why she was a target in these deportations.
“Separating families just ‘cause,” Urias said. “They’re not actually going after criminals; they’re just going after people based on your skin color.”
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