The CNN reporter was called an illegal immigrant who guilty of crimes related to hiding in a church for three years on Wednesday during President Donald Trump’s first term.
The US Immigration Customs (ICE) detained Janet Vizguera on Monday while working at a Target Store in Denver and in the area. According to To USA TODAY. CNN reporter Gloria Pazmino told Sarah Sidner, co-host of “CNN News Central,” that Vizguerra was a “symbol of resistance” to Trump’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants when he was hiding in a church in 2017. (Related: “Citizens are Different”: Scott Jennings closes fears about Dem Rep’s deportation)
“She has become a symbol of resistance. If you do, especially during the first Trump administration, when she was evacuated to that church to prevent her from being deported,” Pazmino told Sidner. “Now, all this goes back to 2009 when Vizguerra was suspended. A found out that she had a fake Social Security number for several years, during the traffic stop on an expired inspection sticker.
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“She has become a kind of international symbol, a major activist in Denver’s immigrant community, and recently spoke to her daughter yesterday. “She was able to tell us that she’s been following her job. And it was Monday night when immigration officers surrounded her and detained her when she was working for a local Target on a job break. Now, she’s been in custody in Denver ever since.”
Vizguerra was charged with a Social Security number and pleaded guilty to “attempt to own a forged instrument.” It has been reported The CNN.com article last updated on Wednesday, but removed fees including expired license plates and driving without a license or insurance.
Denver’s Democratic mayor Mike Johnston proposed in an interview with Denver people on November 21 that local law enforcement and Denver citizens could resist efforts by the Trump administration to deport illegal immigrants.
“Jeanette Vizguerra is a mother of American citizens, target employees, nonprofit organizations, and immigration reform advocate without a violent criminal history.” Posted X. “Her detention is not about security. This is the Putin-style persecution of political dissidents.”
“She is a criminal and has had legitimate procedures many times. She has been lying and avoiding our immigration laws for over 15 years. She has deportation orders.” Posted X is condemning Vizguera’s arrest in response to a statement by Colorado Sen. Michael Bennett. “She was deported. She left to “visit her mom” in Mexico and re-entered the United States. If she is no longer the final order, she is a reinstatement case. She has no right to consider the judge as re-enter. (Related: “Fact is Matter”: Tom Homan said that from the first day of the border crisis, “I will be slamming Mayorkas as a liar from the first day)
I also posted vizguerra image Trump is scooped on Facebook, According to To Fox News reporter Bill Melgin.
New: Ice Denver releases photos of the arrest of Jeanette Vizguerra, a criminally illegal alien activist convicted of deportation orders. Vizguerra has been hiding in the church for years to avoid removal. pic.twitter.com/pqgjhrl7zj
– Billmelugin (@billmelugin_) March 19, 2025
“Denver civil servants say this is not the type of immigration enforcement Trump said he was trying to focus on,” Pazmino argued. “He said he’s going to chase people with criminal history, those who are violent. This isn’t who Vizguera is. She’s a pillar of the community and is very important in the Denver immigrant community.”
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