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Giovanna Hernandez-Martinez Alabama News
Family claims Giovanna Martinez self-deported to Mexico due to 'lack of medical care' at ICE facility; DHS denies any mistreatment

According to reports from her family and friends, suspected illegal alien Giovanna Hernandez Martinez has decided to follow the advice of the liberal immigration group she worked with and self-deport, returning to Mexico this week.

Giovanna Hernandez-Martinez Alabama News
Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: The curious case of Leeds 'social worker' Giovanna Hernandez-Martinez

A young woman who became a valedictorian, obtained a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, and managed to succeed in the shadows for 17 years should have had the wherewithal to sort out her illegal status. Why didn’t she?

Irwin Alabama News
'She did this maliciously': Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin blasts AL(dot)com reporter for pushing 'false narrative' with ICE arrest

Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin is not backing down from his recent criticism of AL(dot)com after the outlet painted his department's recent traffic stop of Giovanna Martinez-Hernadez with a "false narrative" after she was taken into ICE custody for only presenting a Mexico-issued ID.

Protest Alabama News
Few attend anti-ICE protest near Church of the Highlands despite free publicity on local TV, social media

Despite wide publicity on social media and local TV, the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest “outside Church of the Highlands” appeared to only attract a few demonstrators on Sunday morning.

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Far-left groups threaten to protest at Church of the Highlands over ICE arrest of alleged illegal alien in Leeds 

A group of protesters is planning to disrupt services at Church of the Highlands on Sunday over the recent detention of a suspected illegal alien.

Giovanna Martinez Alabama News
Watch: Dashcam video shows moments in lead-up to arrest of alleged illegal alien by Leeds Police, now in ICE custody

The Leeds Police Department has released the dashcam footage of Giovanna Martinez, who was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody this week after being pulled over for speeding.

Giovanna Hernandez-Martinez Alabama News
Trump’s DHS slams mainstream media’s ‘sob story’ over arrest of illegal alien in Leeds

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) criticized on Thursday the mainstream media’s narrative around the recent arrest in Leeds of Giovanna Martinez, a JSU graduate who worked with the Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama.

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Leeds police chief blasts AL(dot)com for reporting 'false narrative’ on ICE arrest

Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin released a statement Thursday after a story on AL(dot)com story suggested the police department pulled over an illegal immigrant for driving one mile per hour over the speed limit, then contacted ICE.