I am writing to urge you to stop the deportation of Lourdes Moreno Carrero (A# 200-837-411). Lourdes should be granted favorable prosecutorial discretion so she can remain in the United States with her children; two of whom have been approved for deferred action.

In 2010, Lourdes was involved in a car accident when a man backed up his car into her truck at a stoplight. Lourdes decided not to report the incident because she did not have a license but, when she went home, she found that the man who had crashed her car had put in a complaint against her. Lourdes was detained, spent three days in jail, and was transferred to Broadview Detention Center. Even though she was released a few hours later, she was placed in deportation proceedings and ICE has told her she has to leave the country by May 30, 2013.

Lourdes has been living in the state of Illinois for over eleven years. Since then, she has been the primary caretaker and support system for her four DACA-eligible children, two of whom have already been approved; as well as an important member of her community. If deported, not only would she be separated from her family but her life could also be in danger due to the violence in Jalisco, a place she fears going back to.

I urge ICE to grant Lourdes a favorable exercise of prosecutorial discretion so she can stay in the United States with her four children. ICE should not be separating Lourdes from her family and her community. I ask that you stop her deportation immediately.

Thank you,