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Maryland Mother Faces Deportation Amid Holiday Anxiety

12/20/2025

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Dulce Consuelo Díaz Morales, a 22-year-old Maryland mother, faces deportation after ICE detains her in Baltimore.
Her family says they provided citizenship proof, including a birth certificate.
ICE disputes this, labeling her an undocumented immigrant from Mexico.
A federal judge temporarily halted the deportation, citing jurisdictional issues.
The family worries ahead of Christmas.

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Story summary

Dulce Consuelo Díaz Morales, a 22-year-old Maryland mother, faces deportation after ICE detains her in Baltimore.
Her family says they provided citizenship proof, including a birth certificate.
ICE disputes this, labeling her an undocumented immigrant from Mexico.
A federal judge temporarily halted the deportation, citing jurisdictional issues.
The family worries ahead of Christmas.