‘American dream’ ending for Jacksonville coffeehouse co-owner, family amid deportation battle

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As deportation looms for the co-owner of a popular Jacksonville coffeehouse taken into ICE custody, her family says they are selling the art-themed cafe that’s become a community gathering place since its opening.

Diana Marcela Mejia remains hospitalized following a mental health crisis that led to her detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last month, her stepdaughter, Sharis Jinete, told the Times-Union.

Mejia and her husband, Jonatan Jinete, own Artessence, a coffeehouse they opened three years ago at 1505 N. Main St. in historic Springfield near downtown Jacksonville…

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