ICE says Ochoa Briseño was removed in 2025 and reentered before her September arrest
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ICE said Ochoa Briseño was removed to Mexico on July 13, 2025 after a voluntary return, reentered the country illegally and was served an order of expedited removal on Sept. 21.
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ICE arrested Teresa Ochoa Briseño during a targeted operation and removed her under an order of removal after she returned to the United States without authorization following a July 2025 voluntary return.
“Briseno was removed to Mexico on July 13, 2025 after accepting a voluntary return following her local arrest on July 11, 2025 for assault causing bodily harm to a family member. Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office released Briseno to ICE and, on the same day, she was removed to Mexico. On an unknown date and location, Briseno illegally reentered the U.S. On Sept. 21, Briseno was served with an order of expedited removal and deported to Mexico. This administration will uphold immigration law and remove criminal illegal aliens to their home country.”
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Was ICE's deportation of Teresa Ochoa Briseño retaliation for her family speaking out?
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Teresa Ochoa Briseño, 31, in Alamo, Texas, on Sept. 21, 2026, and removed her to Mexico the same day. Ten days earlier ICE had arrested her 17-year-old son, Luis Ochoa, and in a report KRGV published on Sept. 16 she said justice must be served against the officers involved. Luis Ochoa says ICE detained his mother because of "the Facebook post" and the family's lawsuits; his attorney, Carlos Moctezuma Garcia, says the arrest was retaliation for the family speaking out. DHS says she was arrested in a targeted operation and removed under an order of removal after returning to the country following a July 2025 voluntary return. KRGV reported on Sept. 21 that ICE had not said whether the deportation was connected to the video of her son's arrest.
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Local television report on the arrest and removal of Teresa Ochoa Briseño. It reproduces ICE's full written statement about her 2025 removal and her Sept. 21 removal, and it quotes attorney Carlos Moctezuma Garcia on the timing. KRGV reports that ICE has not said whether the deportation was connected to the video of her son's arrest.
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KRGV reported that Ochoa Briseño had spoken to the station after her son's arrest and that an ICE official confirmed her arrest on Sept. 21.
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KRGV reported that ICE has not said whether the deportation was connected to the video of her son's arrest.
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ICE presents the removal as enforcement against a person it says had been returned to Mexico in 2025 and reentered, and says she was served an order of expedited removal on Sept. 21, which defends the action under review. Its statement does not address the allegation that the arrest was retaliation.
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Read the full caseRep. Cuellar says he is concerned about "the way they moved on the mother" and asks why ICE acted so quickly
“I am concerned the way they moved on the mother. My understanding, it was confirmed by ICE, that the mother was picked up and was deported quickly to Mexico. Why they had to move on this so quickly are questions we want to certainly get to.”Read statement
Luis Ochoa says ICE detained his mother because of his Facebook post
“They detained her because of the Facebook post”Read statement
Attorney Carlos Moctezuma Garcia says the arrest sends a message about speaking out
“That’s too big of a coincidence to believe that she is detained just a week after her United States citizen child was unlawfully detained and arrested and so it’s definitely a message. And in this country it’s something very disconcerting. Because in this country we cherish the First Amendment. We believe that we have a right to speak out against injustice. But this is a clear message, in my opinion this is a clear message that ICE is sending about what the repercussions are for people who decide to speak out.”Read statement
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