A California mother of eight who has lived in the U.S. for nearly 40 years was deported to Mexico despite having received an emergency reprieve by a court, according to her attorneys.

KCRA 3 reported last week about Silvia Reyna Mendoza , after her family filed a lawsuit alleging she was being retaliated against for reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contractor.

After the story aired Thursday night, Reyna Mendoza was deported on Friday morning.

Her law office told KCRA 3 that Reyna Mendoza's immigration attorneys were able to get an emergency temporary stay on Friday night, but she was still illegally deported. They said she is in contact with her attorneys and they are addressing the deportation.

"It's obviously very suspicious because all along the defendants that we are suing ha

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