She Was a Rising Senior on the Honor Roll. ICE Just Upended Her Life
GUATEMALA, JUL 8 – Sontay Ramos and her mother were deported without family notice amid broader ICE juvenile removals, which account for about 3 percent of total deportations this year.
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She Was a Rising Senior on the Honor Roll. ICE Just Upended Her Life
This article was originally published in The 19th. On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos stepped off a flight from San Antonio into a country she hardly recognized: Guatemala. The summer wasn’t supposed to start this way. The 17-year-old had plans. In early June, she wrapped up 11th grade on a high note, having made the honor roll and represented her Los Angeles high school in the city finals for track. With track season over, she turned her attention to…
She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life. • Louisiana Illuminator
Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother, Estela Ramos, were deported to Guatemala on July 4, 2025. (Courtesy of Jennifer Ramos) On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos stepped off a flight from San Antonio into a country she hardly recognized: Guatemala. The summer wasn’t supposed to start this way. The 17-year-old had plans. In early June, she wrapped up 11th grade on a high note, having made the honor roll and represented her Los Angeles high school in the city…
She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life.
On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos stepped off a flight from San Antonio into a country she hardly recognized: Guatemala. The summer wasn’t supposed to start this way. The 17-year-old had plans. In early June, she wrapped up 11th grade on a high note, having made the honor roll and represented her Los Angeles high school in the city finals for track. With track season over, she turned her attention to cross-country, showing up to campus for practice …
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