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After 23 Years in the U.S., a Des Moines Mother of Three Is Jailed by ICE

March 25, 2026 Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Capital Dispatch
A federal judge ruled the government violated the due process rights of Lucia Rojas De La Cruz, a 40-year-old mother of three who came to the U.S. from Mexico in 2003. She was detained by ICE in the Polk County Jail after a routine traffic stop, despite living in the country for 23 years.