Maria Valeriano Perez

Maria Valeriano Perez, a 52-year-old maintenance worker, has lived in the United States since the age of 17. She has faced challenges in her immigration status, having attempted to regularize it in the 1990s following the amnesty granted by President Ronald Reagan. Her recent story gained attention when she was detained by ICE while attempting to renew her temporary residency, highlighting the precarious situation many face under current immigration policies.