Supporters of a prominent Colorado immigration and labor activist, Jeanette Vizguerra, have announced that an immigration judge has allowed her to post bond and be released after spending nine months in detention. On Sunday, the judge issued a ruling permitting Vizguerra to post a $5,000 bond, as shared by Jennifer Piper of the American Friends Service Committee, who has been collaborating with Vizguerra’s family and legal team. Family members and a nonprofit organization that helps with bond payments were actively working to post the bond, a process that may take a day or more to complete.

Vizguerra rose to national prominence after taking refuge in various Colorado churches to evade deportation during the initial Trump administration. She was arrested on March 17 in a Target parking lot in Denver where she had been employed.

Having immigrated from Mexico City to Colorado in 1997, Vizguerra has been fighting against deportation since 2009, when traffic violations led to her discovery of a fraudulent Social Security card. Her lawsuit stated that she was unaware the number belonged to someone else. Her legal team argues that the deportation order issued against her is invalid.

A federal judge previously mandated that she undergo a bond hearing in immigration court to assess whether she should remain in detention as her immigration case continues.