L.A. Mom Deported After Protesting Foreclosure of Former Home

A 37-year-old mother of a 19-month-old girl, was arrested by LAPD officers for trespassing during a foreclosure protest at the home she used to live in.

By Jorge Rivas Mar 02, 2012

On February 22nd, Blanca Cardenas, a 37-year-old mother of a 19-month-old girl, was arrested by Los Angeles Police Department officers for trespassing during a foreclosure protest at the home she used to live in. Despite posting bail, Cardenas was held in LAPD custody for one week before Immigration and Customs Enforcement picked her up Wednesday and deported her "within hours," [according to the LA Weekly.](http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2012/03/blanca_cardenas_la_foreclosure_deported.php)