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Local Cancer Survivor Deported—Even After Support From U.S. Senator

Despite California’s status as a sanctuary state, it appears to be the focus of increased immigration activity—especially after a sweep in Northern California earlier this week that drove Oakland’s Mayor to issue a warning to her residents and ultimately resulted in more than 150 arrests. Closer to home, a San Joaquin Valley resident who was recently ordered to leave the country, despite years of being allowed to stay and an appeal from a top lawmaker. Martha Lozano was notified last month that she had until March 1 to leave the United States for her native Mexico, after an appeal to her deportation order was denied. She says her biggest concern is her three sons, all U.S. citizens, living in Modesto. Her other big concern is illness. Lozano is in remission from thyroid and breast cancer. Her deportation order goes against the judgment of a doctor in Modesto who argues she needs regular doctor’s appointments—one of which was scheduled for next month. Speaking in Spanish through her 25
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