MoveOnJessica Martinez was deployed overseas, serving in the U.S. Navy. At the same time, her father, Humberto Martinez, was deported to Mexico. One family, split apart by the very government she's putting her life on the line for. 👇
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/us/california-iran-dad-deported-daughter-deployed
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/us/california-iran-dad-deported-daughter-deployed
Dad deported; daughter deployed: How a family has been split by government policy
The Martinez family lived a regular Californian life. Now the father has been deported to Mexico, the Navy airman has been deployed to the Middle East as part of the war in Iran, and the college business major is trying to hold herself and her family together.