Immigration authorities detained a Parker teacher and her family during a routine check-in late last week despite the educator having legal authorization to live and work in the United States, according to school officials.

Marina Ortiz, who teaches fifth grade at Global Village Academy, was arrested Friday during an appointment at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Centennial, the charter school’s principal wrote in a letter to parents Monday. Her family was also detained, and they were all sent to a detention center in Texas.

Ortiz and her family had legal authorization to live and work in the United States, according to a statement from Michael Henderson, the executive director of the Global Village Academy Collaborative in Douglas County . Ortiz “has a vali

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