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Newsweek
2 days ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
ICE Deports Florida Pastor's Wife After 30 Years In US
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Federal immigration authorities deported the wife of a Florida pastor who has been living in the United States for nearly 30 years. Daniella Isidro said in a Facebook post that her mother, Maria Isidro, had been removed back to Mexico from their home in Live Oak, Florida. Newsweek has contacted the family and the Department of Homeland Security for comment. A file image shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Officer director Matt Elliston listens during a briefing, in Silver Spring, Maryland, on January 27, 2025. A file image shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Officer director Matt Elliston listens during a briefing, in Silver Spring, Maryland, on January 27, 2025. Alex Brandon/AP Why It Matters The case comes amid President Donald Trump's hardline crackdown on immigration. Under the Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ramped up arrests across the country. The White House has maintained that anyone living in the country illegally is considered a "criminal." What To Know Maria Isidro initially came to the U.S. in 1998 to seek medical treatment for one of her children. At one point, she was subject to a removal order. "She was also shackled by wrist, stomach and ankles, leaving bruises on her," Daniella Isidro wrote on Facebook. "This is a [woman] who is loved by a huge community, a pastor's wife, a nana, a wita and our mom." She told ABC affiliate WCJB that her mother went to court for an update on her immigration case but was then held in an ICE detention center for over a week. According to WCJB, after Maria Isidro was detained by ICE, her daughters received a call on June 11, informing them that she had been transferred from a detention center in Texas to Mexico. "I had gone to work that day, and receiving the phone call that my mom had been detained was one of the hardest things I had to do," Daniella Isidro told WCJB. After arriving in the United States, Maria Isidro took steps to follow legal procedures to remain in the country, according to the Facebook post by her daughter. In an interview with CBS affiliate WCTV, the family said that they spent years working to secure Maria Isidro's citizenship and that she regularly met with the Department of Homeland Security to comply with requirements and avoid deportation. As reported by the Tallahassee Democrat, she was issued a removal order in 2004 but had been granted a "stay of deportation" each year since—a discretionary measure that can be revoked at any time. In 2023, she was approved for an I-130 petition, also known as a Petition for Alien Relative, which is a step toward obtaining legal status. What People Are Saying Maria Isidro's son, Jo Isidro wrote in a social media post: "She wasn't taken by illness. She didn't leave by choice. She was detained by ICE during what was supposed to be a routine immigration check-in. My mother is a Christian woman. A preacher's wife. A caregiver. A woman with no criminal record, who's always done things the right way. She showed up to every appointment. She trusted the system. And still, she was taken from us." The family wrote in a post on GoFundMe: "She has shown up to every check-in for over 20 years, always with documents in hand, never hiding, always doing things the right way. As anyone who has gone through this process knows, it is a lengthy and costly process."
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
This 87-Year-Old Veteran Was Arrested For Protesting Trump's Parade, And What He Said After Is Going Viral
87-year-old veteran John Spitzberg was arrested in DC on Friday. According to WCJB, he was one of 75 veterans peacefully protesting against Donald Trump's military parade when they pushed down a bike rack and crossed a police line. WORLD reporter Carolina Lumetta captured footage of the arrested, saying, "One elderly veteran was originally returned to the group and then pushed past the fence back to the Capitol plaza. Officers offered to return him again but he said he wanted to be with the rest of the protesters. They cuffed him and loaded into the vans." CarolinaLumetta/Twitter: @CarolinaLumetta Related: "Let Them Eat Teslas": People At The "No Kings" Protests This Weekend Brought Signs That Were So Clever I'm Still Laughing About Them Upon his release, journalist Chuck Modi captured video of the veteran saying how it felt to be arrested at 87: @chuckmodi1/ Related: Well, Well, Well, For The Second Time In 2 Weeks, People Are Letting JD Vance Know EXACTLY How They Feel About Him In Public "I'm just beginning, my friend," he said. "I'm gonna just get a little sleep, but I'm starting again." People are (obviously) finding the whole thing pretty inspirational. They're calling him a "true patriot." Another person said, "At 87 he is still serving his country!" And this person said he's "Way more of a king than you know who!" Also in In the News: "Honestly Speechless At How Evil This Is": 26 Brutal, Brutal, Brutal Political Tweets Of The Week Also in In the News: This Dem Lawmaker Is Going Viral For His Extremely Shady Question To Secretary Kristi Noem Also in In the News: This Conservative Said He Wears A Fake ICE Uniform For A Really, Really, Really Gross Reason
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Daily Mail
All hell breaks loose when jealous woman spotted ex's new girlfriend at custody handover
A Florida woman has been sentenced to life in prison after she shot and killed her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend at a custody handover on Christmas Day. Amanda Janzen, 39, pleaded guilty to the December 2023 shooting of 31-year-old Anna Terrill, reported WCJB. She killed Terrill after meeting up with the father of her 11-month-old child, Thomas Williams, at a Walgreens parking lot in Gainesville. Just five days earlier, a judge ruled Janzen and Williams were to split custody of their baby, according to the Alachua Chronicle. Janzen and Williams had been in a relationship since September 2021, but shortly after she gave birth to their child, she accused him of having an affair. On the day of the shooting, Janzen drove to the Walgreens with her five kids in tow to meet for the custody exchange. Janzen waited in the parking lot with a 'cocked' firearm for Williams to arrive, according to the police report obtained by The Gainesville Sun. Police said Terrill was in the car with Williams, and Janzen walked over to their vehicle with the gun behind her back and then shot Terrill three times. She then shot Williams three times and witnesses reported hearing Janzen say, 'You made this happen.' Terrill, a mother of four, died from her injuries, and Williams survived. Janzen fled from the parking lot and led police on a 13-mile high-speed chase after the shooting. During the pursuit, Janzen reportedly called 911 and confessed to the shooting. Her children could be heard begging her to slow down and pull over. Janzen entered a plea of no contest and was adjudicated guilty on eight counts, including second-degree murder. At sentencing, she asked for 33 years in prison and to be allowed contact with her children. 'There isn't a moment that doesn't go by that I don't deeply regret what I've done,' Janzen said in a letter read to the court by her attorney. 'In all honesty, if I had one wish, it would be for Anna to be here with all her family and friends and for this to have never happened.' After hearing testimony, the judge Janzen to life in prison and no contact with her children unless the children's therapist says it's ok and there's a hearing. Terrill's family celebrated the sentence claiming Janzen was not remorseful for the killing, she was just sorry she got caught. 'But the hardest part for me was her defense, trying to turn it around like it wasn't that big of a deal,' her niece Brittany Wink told WCJB. 'Like it could've been worse. No, it couldn't. And she wasn't remorseful. The only reason she had remorse was because she got caught. She had remorse for herself, not for my aunt.' Terrill was a substitute teacher and volunteer firefighter who loved spending time outdoors and with her family. 'Anna loved all babies, and her children were her whole life. She was a very caring person and always wanted to take care of other people,' her obituary said. 'The water, whether it be the river or the ocean, was one of Anna's favorite things and you could find her boating, fishing, and shrimping whenever she got the chance. 'She also enjoyed shopping, especially at Goodwill and thrift stores. Anna loved football and was an enthusiastic FSU fan.'
Miami Herald
29-04-2025
- Miami Herald
Dad shows up to custody swap with another woman, then mom kills her, FL cops say
A mom showed up to a custody swap with five kids and a gun, then she killed a woman who arrived with her ex, according to Florida authorities and local news outlets. The 39-year-old woman pleaded no contest to the charges stemming from the Christmas 2023 killing and was adjudicated guilty of second-degree murder, attempted murder, five counts of child neglect and fleeing and eluding law enforcement, Alachua County records show. A judge sentenced her to life in prison. McClatchy News is not identifying the mother to protect the identity of her children, who are listed as victims in an indictment. Her attorney declined to comment April 29. 'There isn't a moment that doesn't go by that I don't deeply regret what I've done,' the mother wrote in a letter read by her attorney in front of the court, broadcast by WCJB. 'In all honesty, if I had one wish, it would be for Anna to be here with all her family and friends and for this to have never happened.' The woman had an 11-month-old with a man, who she began to suspect was having a yearslong affair shortly after their baby was born, the Alachua Chronicle reported, citing an arrest report from the Gainesville Police Department. On Christmas Day 2023, the mom drove her five kids to a Walgreens in Gainesville for a custody swap to give the 11-month-old to the child's father, according to police. In the car, the mom took a gun out and cocked it, then when the baby's father pulled up in a vehicle with 31-year-old Anna Haslup Terrill, the mom got out of her vehicle with the firearm, according to reporting from Gainesville Sun. Police said she walked over to the other vehicle while hiding the gun behind her back and shot Haslup Terrill three times, then she shot the father of her child three times, reportedly telling the man, 'You made this happen,' WCJB reported. Then she sped away with her five children, going 90 mph in a 45 mph zone as police pursued her, according to a criminal complaint and an indictment. When law enforcement tried to box her in, she drove around their vehicles into the grass, hitting speeds of more than 100 mph during the chase, police said in the complaint. Law enforcement said during the 13-mile chase, the mom called 911 and told operators she had shot two people and said police were following her, according to the Alachua Chronicle. Her children could be heard on the call begging her to stop the car, the Gainesville Sun reported. Haslup Terrill, a mom of four herself, died of her injuries, while the 11-month-old's father survived. Family wrote in her obituary she was a Florida State University fan who loved football and being out on the water. 'Anna loved all babies, and her children were her whole life,' family wrote in her obituary. 'She was a very caring person and always wanted to take care of other people. The water, whether it be the river or the ocean, was one of Anna's favorite things and you could find her boating, fishing and shrimping whenever she got the chance.'
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Yahoo
Boy, 10, died by suicide after his fifth-grade teacher bullied him, lawsuit says
A 10-year-old Florida boy died by suicide due to the relentless bullying and "humiliation" of his fifth-grade teacher, a new lawsuit alleges. Louis Johnson III, of Marion County in central Florida, killed himself in April 2023 after what the lawsuit describes as "months of bullying and public embarrassment" by his teacher Dawn White. Now his parents, Tyka Johnson and Louis Johnson, are accusing the Marion County School Board of negligently causing his death and are demanding at least $75,000 in damages, according to local broadcaster WCJB. An investigation by the district in July 2023 found that White had "chronically inflicted psychological distress on multiple students by verbally insulting, humiliating and embarrassing students, which created a hostile educational environment.' As a result, the district suspended White for five days, and did not renew her contract for the following year. But the Johnsons say that they had warned the school and the school board about White's behavior, to no avail. Louis Johnson 'felt like there was no escaping the incessant and daily public humiliation," alleges the complaint, which refers to White as Donna White. It claims that White engaged in an "open, notorious, and protected pattern of bullying by systematically and chronically inflicting hurt and/or physical distress" on the 10-year-old, including by "encouraging other students" to insult and "humiliate" him. The Independent has asked the Marion County School Board, and a lawyer who previously acted for White, for comment. Louis Johnson and his parents moved to Ocala, Florida from Virginia a few months before Johnson's death, according to the Ocala StarBanner. His parents told detectives that before that point he had been happy and had not suffered any behavioral problems, but that his grades and conduct had started to slip after they moved to Florida. In a GoFundMe page set up following his death, they described Johnson as "the youngest of four and so full of potential and promise,' saying that he loved going to the beach, catching crabs, and making recipes he had seen on TikTok. "For those of you who knew him, you were the lucky ones. He would light up any room with his infectious smile," they said. But at school, the lawsuit alleges, White constantly called Johnson "stupid," "ridiculed him in front of his classmates,' and "recruit[ed] other students" to join in the bullying, according to The Daily Mail. "I don't know why you're talking because you don't even know anything. You don't know nothing in this class. Isn't that right, kids?" White allegedly told Johnson at one point. The lawsuit further alleges that White's treatment caused Johnson to develop depression, anxiety, sleep problems, nightmares, and other manifestations of distress, ultimately leading to his death. In the aftermath, Johnson's parents spread flyers around the school with accusations against White. If you are based in the U.S. and you or someone you know needs mental health assistance right now, call the National Suicide Prevention Helpline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). This is a free, confidential crisis hotline available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you are in another country, you can go to to find a helpline near you. If you are experiencing feelings of distress, or are struggling to cope, you can also speak to the Samaritans, in confidence, on 116 123 (UK and ROI), email jo@ or visit the Samaritans website to find details of your nearest branch.
