Zoila Meyer, a 40-year-old mother of two sons in San Bernadino, California, is facing deportation from the United States due to the fact that she illegally voted in the 2004 general election. Although she was a legal resident at the time, she was not a citizen , resulting in her voting illegally . Meyer had been brought from Cuba to the US as a one year old child . She believed she was a true American citizen all her life. Meyer said, "I truly thought I was a citizen, all my life. I 've been voting since I was 18. I didn't know I was here illegally. It was a mistake on my parents' behalf. They messed up. They didn't want to. It just happened.   Earlier in 2004, Meyer won the election to City Council of the town of Adelanto, California, which has a population of about 23,000 people. However, after winning the election, someone informed officials that Meyer was born  , not in the US, but in Cuba. This resulted in an investigation. The police later arrived and informed Meyer of her legal residency, but lack of US citizenship. After acknowledging this, she applied for citizenship and continued with her life, which includes taking care of two sons and the family as a whole . She voted in the 2004 election, but yet without citizenship. While she was charged with the misdemeanor that is fraudulent voting, she did not realize that fraudulent voting is a deportable offense. So, on June 18, officials arrived at her home and told her to go to their office in San Bernadino. After being driven to the office by her husband a few days later, she was handcuffed, frisked, processed, and put in jail. Zoila said: "You're doing this because I voted?" Lori Haley, a spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said: "She can plead her case before an immigration judge, if she feels that she has reason to seek release for removal. ... Everybody has due process when they're arrested."
Zoila Meyer, a 40-year-old mother of two sons in San Bernadino, California, is facing deportation from the United States for illegally voting in the 2004 general election. Although she was a legal resident at the time, she was not a citizen and voting is therefore illegal . Meyer , who was brought from Cuba to the US as a one year old child , says she believed she was a true American citizen all her life. Meyer said, "I 've been voting since I was 18. I didn't know I was here illegally. It was a mistake on my parents' behalf. They messed up. They didn't want to. It just happened. " Lori Haley, a spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said: "She can plead her case before an immigration judge, if she feels that she has reason to seek release for removal. ... Everybody has due process when they're arrested." Earlier in 2004, Meyer won the election to City Council of the town of Adelanto, California, which has a population of about 23,000 people. Following this, police were tipped off that Meyer was born in Cuba , not in the US, leading to an investigation. The police later arrived and informed Meyer of her legal residency, but lack of US citizenship. After acknowledging this, she applied for citizenship . She voted in the 2004 election, without having been granted citizenship. She was charged with fraudulent voting, a misdemeanor and a deportable offense. So, on June 18, officials arrived at her home and told her to go to their office in San Bernadino. After being driven to the office by her husband a few days later, she was handcuffed, frisked, processed, and put in jail. 
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due to the fact that she illegally voted
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, resulting in her voting illegally
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truly thought I was a citizen, all my life. I
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Lori Haley, a spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said: "She can plead her case before an immigration judge, if she feels that she has reason to seek release for removal. ... Everybody has due process when they're arrested."
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However, after winning the election, someone informed officials
Following this, police were tipped off
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in Cuba
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but in Cuba. This resulted in
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and continued with her life, which includes taking care of two sons and the family as a whole
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but yet without citizenship. While she
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the misdemeanor that is
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she did not realize that fraudulent voting is a
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Zoila said: "You're doing this because I voted?"
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Lori Haley, a spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said: "She can plead her case before an immigration judge, if she feels that she has reason to seek release for removal. ... Everybody has due process when they're arrested."