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Houston U.S. Army member plans move to Honduras after wife's deportation
The Brief Aysaac Correa, a U.S. Army member, plans to move to Honduras to reunite with his wife, Shirly Guardado, who was deported after being in federal custody for over two months. Correa expressed disappointment in the Trump administration, feeling betrayed after voting for him and serving the country, as he believed only violent criminals would be targeted. While Guardado has the option to return to the U.S. legally, the process will take time, and the couple has already started working on it. HOUSTON - Aysaac Correa, an active-duty U.S. Army member, is preparing to leave the country to reunite with his wife, Shirly Guardado, who was deported to Honduras. What they're saying Aysaac Correa is counting down the days until June 16, when he plans to sell all his belongings and move to Honduras to be with his wife and their one-year-old son. Guardado was in federal custody for over two months before her deportation. "It was a chill that came down my spine," Correa said. "It felt almost as bad as finding out that she got taken in by ICE, but at the same time, I have the possibility of going to see her again." Guardado described her difficult journey via Facetime, recounting her experience of being taken from the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe. She was shackled on a plane with mostly men, traveling through Louisiana and Texas before reaching Honduras. "This administration, they're being heartless," Correa said. "They're targeting people coming out of their cases, their hearings. They're out of control." Correa expressed disappointment in President Donald Trump, whom he voted for, believing he would target only violent criminals. As a U.S. Army member, Correa feels betrayed by the administration's actions. "It is exhausting. Putting my life on the line for this country wasn't an easy decision. Honestly, I just feel betrayed," he said. A video captured the moment Guardado arrived in Honduras. While she is now free, Correa can only communicate with her through video calls until they reunite. What's next Guardado still has the option to return to the United States legally, but the process will take time. The couple has already begun working on it. Correa has put in a transfer to the Soto Cano Air Base, which is a part of the Joint Task Force-Bravo, a military base in Honduras. The backstory Shirly entered the U.S. illegally in 2014 at age 16 and was issued an expedited removal order, later released under supervision. She has consistently reported to immigration authorities, graduated from high school, and married Asyaac, an active-duty U.S. Army service member, in 2022. In 2023, U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) approved Asyaac's petition for Shirly, making her arrest unexpected. Dig deeper When a petition is approved by USCIS, it means they have determined the petitioner meets the requirements for the requested immigration benefit and has approved the petition. This approval is typically followed by an official notice, such as Form I-797 Notice of Action, which can be used as evidence of the approval. Correa filed Shirly's petition, and it was approved on November 18, 2023, and is sponsoring her request for Military Parole in Place – which the couple were waiting for. Military Parole in Place (PIP) is a program that allows certain family members of U.S. military personnel, veterans, or reservists who entered the U.S. without authorization to remain in the country for a specified period. It provides temporary legal status to these family members, enabling them to stay while addressing their immigration status and potentially applying for permanent residency. Timeline FOX 26 news reporter Jonathan Mejia first reported the story before it gained national attention. March 15, 2025: Houston family faces separation after ICE arrests Honduran mother despite documentation May 2, 2025: Houston father and son celebrate birthday amid mother's ICE detention June 6, 2025:Houston U.S. Army member plans move to Honduras after wife's deportation The other side On Friday night, ICE sent FOX 26 Houston a statement: STATEMENT: Shirley Daniela Guardado-Funez, a 27-year-old alien from Honduras, illegally entered the United States on or around Feb. 22, 2014, and was immediately apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol. Guardado was processed as an expedited removal and released on an order of supervision based on the immigration enforcement priorities at that time. Guardado filed a request for parole in place with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Dec. 14, 2023. However, that request was denied May 29, 2024. As an alien in expedited removal proceedings, Guardado is not entitled to an immigration hearing or eligible to adjust her status and is subject to mandatory detention. To ensure compliance with the law, ICE took her into custody March 13, 2025, and she was taken to the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe, Texas. On May 30, ICE removed Guardado-Funez to Honduras. ON BACKGROUND: On Jan. 21, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security published a notice in the Federal Register titled Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal that restored the scope of expedited removal to the fullest extent authorized by Congress under section 235(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the INA. Aliens in expedited removal proceedings – who have not expressed an intent to apply for asylum or a fear of persecution or torture should they be returned to their country of origin – are not entitled to an immigration hearing before an immigration judge or to appeal the expedited removal order to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Aliens who are subject to expedited removal are not entitled to adjust their status. Military parole in place allows certain alien family members of U.S. military personnel, veterans, and enlistees to remain in the United States legally. It is granted on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, allowing individuals who entered the U.S. without authorization to stay for a certain period of time. ICE's detention authority is based on the furtherance of an alien's immigration proceedings, and if so ordered, their removal from the country. Federal immigration laws mandate the detention of certain categories of aliens, including terrorist aliens, aliens with certain criminal convictions, arriving aliens, and aliens in the expedited removal process. Aliens who have been authorized to work in the U.S. (work permits) are not conferred any form of lawful status and can be placed in immigration proceedings or detained at any time. The Source FOX 26's Jonathan Mejia spoke with Aysaac Correa and his wife, Shirly Guardado.
New York Times
28-03-2025
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- New York Times
James Rodriguez says Club Leon expulsion from Club World Cup a ‘grave injustice' from FIFA
James Rodriguez has described FIFA's decision to exclude Liga MX side Club Leon from the Club World Cup as a 'grave injustice'. Rodriguez made the comments at an impromptu press conference on Friday, where he and team-mate Andres Guardado criticized FIFA over their decision. Last week FIFA announced that Leon was not eligible to play in the inaugural 32-team competition this summer after failing to meet FIFA's multi-club ownership criteria. Advertisement Leon is owned by Grupo Pachuca, one of Mexico's most influential ownership groups. Grupo Pachuca also controls CF Pachuca, another Liga MX side that qualified for the Club World Cup. FIFA's Appeal Committee determined last Friday that the clubs had 'failed to meet the criteria on multi-club ownership defined under' the regulations for the Club World Cup. Leon qualified for the tournament by winning the Concacaf Champions Cup in 2023. 'I think it's a grave injustice,' said Rodriguez. 'We all believe that. We won on the pitch. The club and the players are hurt by this. Thinking about this, if we're out, it's not fair. The team that would replace us would be stained, football would be stained. So many fans have planned to travel to the tournament, how do you tell them that they can't go?' 'I have a lot of questions about all this,' Rodriguez continued. 'It's odd. I think FIFA has to get their things together. Football is stained by this.' Guardado, 38, who is the Mexico national team's most capped player, signed with Leon in 2024 after a long career in European football. He's among Mexico's most respected sporting figures. On Friday, he took aim at FIFA's decision, suggesting that the sport's governing body and its president Gianni Infantino, mishandled the situation and misled Leon. Guardado referred to FIFA's decision as 'a brutal injustice.' 'If someone made a mistake it was FIFA, not Leon,' Guardado told reporters on Friday. 'The ones in the wrong are FIFA, because multi-club ownership and Grupo Pachuca have always existed. When did (Grupo Pachuca) acquire Leon? Many years ago. And so now both Pachuca and Leon will participate in a tournament that FIFA has endorsed but FIFA doesn't inform Grupo Pachuca that if their teams qualify, they won't be able to participate.' 'Then (FIFA) makes up a rule after the fact that says the teams can't participate. So it's FIFA who has messed up here. And on top of that, they invited us to the draw, created advertising for us and Infantino welcomed us (to the competition).' Advertisement Leon's veteran central defender Jaine Barreiro, 30, joined Rodriguez, Guardado, and Leon manager Eduardo Berizzo on Friday. He said that since receiving news that Leon had been kicked out of the Club World Cup, the team's focus had been affected. 'It's been hard on us,' Barreiro said. 'Personally it's been very tough for me. We won the right on the field and now FIFA wants to take it away. The best thing is for Leon to be there competing. We're anxious to see things work out for us.' Guardado reiterated that same sentiment. 'I'd be lying if I said the news hasn't hurt the team,' he said. Berizzo was more measured during the 30-minute press conference at the club's facility. He repeated several times that FIFA's decision to remove Leon from the tournament was 'hasty,' and that Leon and its legal team still had time to rectify the situation. He was hopeful that Leon would receive good news and once again be part of the Club World Cup field this summer in the U.S. 'We trust that the final resolution will allow us to play in the Cup,' Berizzo said. 'We earned it on the field. It's dignified to defend that privilege. I believe that we're facing an exemplary situation from FIFA and the TAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) should provide the club its right to compete (in the tournament). We haven't infringed on any law and the competition has not started. It's in two months and a solution can be found if it's understood that Grupo Pachuca falls within the multi-club ownership (structure).' 'There's time to resolve this and FIFA should investigate all 32 teams that will participate to make sure they're not similarly affected,' he continued. 'I think removing us from the Club World Cup was hurried, not just unfair, but hurried because a solution can be found.' After FIFA's ruling last week, pundits in Mexico suggested that Rodriguez would leave Leon and potentially sign with another club that is qualified for the Club World Cup. On Friday, Rodriguez squashed those rumors. Advertisement 'I'm staying here. I'm very happy here,' he said. 'We can't lose focus on what's happening at the club. I have a one-year contract and I'm going to honor it until the final day. Fans should not worry. I'm very happy here whether we play in the Club World Cup or not. That won't affect whether I want to be here or not.' Rodriguez described Leon's exclusion from the tournament as a situation that he had never encountered. He said that when he signed with Leon in January, club officials told him that Leon would participate in the Club World Cup. It was a deciding factor in his decision to join the Mexican club. 'This is new to me. This has never happened to me,' Rodriguez said. 'You're in a World Cup and then suddenly they tell you you're out.' 'There's something behind this,' he added. 'I don't know what it is. If another team replaces us, football will be stained. FIFA needs to really study this situation. It's a complicated situation. FIFA has to give answers here. Fans should stay calm and expect things to work out. I can't comment entirely. I could say a lot of things but I shouldn't.' When asked to elaborate, Rodriguez answered bluntly. 'In the world of football there are entities who rule very strongly,' he said. 'You can see how they manage football and why they're not positive (for football). Hopefully FIFA is on top of this and will do something about it. It's not fair to select another team.' ()
Los Angeles Times
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Los Amigos girls' basketball beats Perris in CIF opener
Los Amigos utilized a swarming defense and dominance on the offensive boards to make early, easy work of its CIF Southern Section girls' basketball playoff opener Thursday night, the first step in what the Lobos believe could be a magical run. They put Perris away in a 12-minute span of the first half, scoring 22 successive points en route to a 49-28 Division 5AA victory, their first postseason triumph in eight years. It wasn't so close. Sixth-seeded Los Amigos (13-9), the Grove League runner-up, romped to a 20-4 halftime lead, extended the advantage to 34 points near the end of the third quarter, then emptied its bench for the rest of the ride. Sophia Boyer scored eight of her 14 points in a 23-point third quarter, Madeline Nguyen hit three first-half three-pointers and scored 10 points, and Catalina Guardado tallied nine points for the Lobos, who head Saturday night to Jurupa Valley for a second-round meeting with Patriot (16-12). They suffocated visiting Perris (12-11), forcing the Panthers into a half-court game ('not our sweet spot,' noted Perris coach Ikeya Taylor), and then limiting them to one first-half field goal and three in the first three quarters, prodding 41 turnovers, and grabbing more offensive rebounds (33) than Perris managed at both ends (32, just seven on offense). 'We just got after it,' said Los Amigos coach Reginald Kennedy, who rotated 10 players against a seven-player roster. 'We fought hard, we got to the spots, and our girls wanted it.' The Panthers led twice in the first two minutes, and then, just like that, it was over. Los Amigos' aggressive approach denied them space to operate and 18 of their next 23 possessions ended with turnovers. The Lobos were sloppy, too, committing 31 turnovers in a frantically paced, often out-of-control battle. Both teams hit about a quarter of their shots, but all those offensive rebounds, among 52 in all, led to 78 shots to Perris' 36 attempts. Boyer and Heydi Nava grabbed 11 rebounds apiece — Nava had nine on the attacking end, Boyer seven — and Guardado had six rebounds (four offensive) and three steals. 'We were really aggressive,' Guardado said. 'We wanted to ball. We were always on the floor [diving for loose balls], you'd never see one of us standing up when the ball was rolling anywhere, we would literally throw ourselves [onto the floor]. ... 'We came out with energy right off the beginning. Today was a good day for us. We wanted to play. We are so excited, we can't wait for our next game.' Los Amigos targeted Carina Castaneda, the Panthers' top scorer, holding her to one basket and four points until she hit the first of three shots from beyond the arc midway through the third quarter. Eight of her 15 points came against the fourth-quarter reserves. The Lobos are thinking big, with good reason. They're the highest remaining seed in the lower half of the 5AA bracket. 'I think we're capable of going all the way,' Kennedy said. 'I've got all the confidence in the world in these girls. Right now they're riding high, and they've got confidence.' CIF Southern Section Division 5AA playoffs Los Amigos 49, Perris 28 SCORE BY QUARTERS Perris 3 - 1 - 10 - 14 — 28 Los Amigos 9 - 15 - 23 - 2 — 49 P — Castaneda 15, Martin 7, Rath 4, Ray 2. 3-pt. goals — Castaneda 3. Fouled out — None. Technicals — None. LA — Boyer 14, Nguyen 10, Guardado 9, Nava 5, Le 4, Kue 4, F. Macauley 3. 3-pt. goals — Nguyen 3, Guardado 1, F. Macauley 1. Fouled out — None. Technicals — None.
