KINGMAN, AZ (AZFamily) — There are more and more reports nationwide of families claiming their loved ones have been deported to countries they have no connection to, and now a Kingman family said that’s happening to them.
The northwestern Arizona family is now searching for answers after what they describe as a devastating mistake by immigration officials.
“He is my husband. I love him,” said Jessica Cuellar Portillo. “He’s my soulmate and you can’t help who you fall in love with no matter what country they’re from.”
Her husband, Miguel Cuellar Portillo, came to the United States illegally 19 years ago.
“We already knew it was going to happen because in 2012, we had a deportation order, and he never left. So we went in for I-130 interview and they put him in handcuffs,” Jessica expl