Amid support, Nebraska restaurateur in U.S. since age 10 ordered deported

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: April 1, 2026

Words: 1,011

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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OMAHA — Roughly 2,500 petition signers and a courtroom overflowing with supporters, some relatives who are U.S. citizens, could not stop the deportation of a well-known Kearney, Nebraska, businessman.

An Omaha immigration judge on Tuesday ordered that Carlos Godinez be returned to his native Guatemala, a place he hadn’t visited since leaving 37 years ago, at age 10, with his mother to be with his father in the U.S.

Judge Abby Meyer cited his misdemeanor …

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