Illegal Immigrant Sues over Ankle Monitor

Published : Thursday, 10 Nov 2011, 5:18 PM CST
Melissa Cutler
FOX 4 News
Adapted for Web by Tracy DeLatte | myFOXdfw.com

DALLAS - A woman who has been living in North Texas illegally for more than 20 years has filed a lawsuit in federal court because immigration officials forced her to wear an ankle monitor.

Maribel Arellano gets emotional just thinking about deportation. The 37-year-old mother of seven had to wear an ankle monitor for eight months so U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could keep track of her.

“My kids sometimes tell me, ‘Mom, I love you. Don’t go back to Mexico,’â€