People v. Salinas CA5

BACKGROUND

Salinas was born in Mexico in May 1965. She came to the United States around 1982 or 1983 and became a legal permanent resident in 1990. At the time of her plea, Salinas had her two daughters, a grandson, and a son-in-law living with her. Salinas states that if she were removed to Mexico, she would not be able to work there, would not be able to take her family with her, and would have no place to live. Salinas asserts she was from Guerrero, Mexico, a very dangerous part of Mexico that is corrupt and full of violence. Salinas’s declaration and her testimony did not address many of the personal details provided in People v. Vivar (2021) 11 Cal.5th 510 (Vivar), People v. Mejia (2019) 36 Cal.App.5th 859 (Mejia), and People v. Camacho (2019) 32 Cal.App.5th 998 (Camacho). For instance, the information did not include (1) the identity of the persons with whom she came to the United States; (2) the persons with who she lived upon arrival; (3) facts about her grandparents, parents, and siblings; (4) the ages and

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2. citizenship of her daughters, son-in-law, and grandson; (5) the schools, if any, she attended in the…