Colorado immigration rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra's attorneys now argue that her detention was retaliatory, linked to her criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and her activism

Jeanette Vizguerra is currently being held at the agency’s detention facility in Aurora, which is run by private contractor GEO Group.

ICE says Vizguerra entered the U.S. from Mexico illegally in 1997 and is being held pending deportation. In a statement shortly after her arrest, ICE said the mother of four has a final deportation order and “has received legal due process in U.S. immigration court.”