Oshkosh middle school teacher arrested by ICE, faces deportation

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) – An Oshkosh teacher who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement is in detention awaiting deportation.

According to ICE, agents arrested Wendy Mendez in Milwaukee on Oct. 14. ICE said she was allowed to come to the U.S. from Costa Rica on a temporary basis in August 2020 and was supposed to leave the country in February 2021.

ICE says removal proceedings started in February this year, and on Sept. 9 an immigration judge ordered her removal from the country after she failed to show up for proceedings…

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