Jeanette Vizguerra came to the United States from Mexico illegally in 1997 with her husband and daughter. She has three American-born children and lives in Denver.
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Vizguerra moved into the First Unitarian church in Denver on Tuesday night, seeking refuge a day ahead of a scheduled check-in with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE.
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Vizguerra poses at the church with her four children and three grandchildren. Her eldest daughter Tania, described her mother as the "backbone" of their family.
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Vizguerra is taking refuge at the First Unitarian Society church in Denver. The congregation previously opened its door to another undocumented person.
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Vizguerra's lawyer and her supporters gather Wednesday outside the ICE office in Denver.
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Vizguerra waits at a church to hear the resolution of her request for a stay of deportation as her son, Roberto, looks on.
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Jennifer Piper of the American Friends Service Committee comforts the Rev. Anne Dunlap outside the ICE office in Denver as they learn that the stay on Vizguerra's deportation order was not extended.
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Vizguerra, with her daughter Zury and a friend, learns by phone from her lawyer that the request for an extension on the stay of her deportation order was denied.
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"My fight will continue, it will not end today," Vizguerra says during a news conference Wednesday at the First Unitarian church.