Officials: Immigrant detainers increasing

Carolyn Hileman | July 24, 2007 

OCALA – Maria Perez knew of the risk. It had already happened to some of her co-workers. Only she never thought she’d be the next one. That Friday, after collecting her weekly salary, Perez got in a borrowed car and headed home. Hours later, she was behind bars at the Marion County Jail. “The police officer stopped me and asked to see my [driver’s] license, but I didn’t have one. Then, they brought me here,” said Perez, a Mexican immigrant who worked at an Ocala ranch prior to her arrest on charges of driving without a valid license. After 15 days, Perez found out she was facing deportation for being in the United States illegally. She later was released into the custody of immigration authorities after serving three months in jail.

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