More than 30 years after she left her native Philippines for a life in the U.S., Julita Bartolome –– a 66-year-old pastor's wife from a town outside of Chicago –– was deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (via WBEZ)
Del Rosario said ICE confirmed that Bartolome’s flight, which departed Chicago at 12:25 p.m., is scheduled to land in Manila at 9:55 p.m.
“This case is about a woman with no criminal history, and actually a very long history of benevolent volunteerism and involvement in her church and her community,” Del Rosario said. “She’s being sent back to a country that she hasn’t called home for 30 years.” WBEZ e-mailed ICE to confirm the deportation late Wednesday evening. Spokesman Shawn Neudauer responded, “For reasons of operational security and public safety, ICE will not release details of our operations in advance and will only confirm a removal after it has occurred.”
According to Bartolome’s stepson, Aaron, Julita Bartolome helps her husband with all aspects of the church. Julita Bartolome lived in Florida until 2000, when she married Edgardo, a widowed father of two who lost his first wife to cancer. After overstaying her visa, she was granted voluntary departure and given 30 days to leave the country. Bartolome appealed the case, but a judge dismissed the appeal.
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