ICE re-arrests Sheboygan Falls mother after judge halted deportation and cleared green card path

By: Paul Kiefer | Wisconsin Watch

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 516

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested a Sheboygan Falls woman during a routine check-in this week, taking her back into custody just months after an immigration court judge canceled her deportation order and began the process of securing her a green card.

Elvira Benitez, 51, spent six months in ICE custody last year after accidentally crossing the Canadian border during a family road trip in Michigan. Benitez fled an abusive home in Michoacán, Mexico, …

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