Woman deported to Mexico despite claims of persecution

A gay woman who fled to Toronto was deported to Mexico early Monday, despite her claims of persecution there because of her sexual orientation.

Brenda Garcia, 30, was deported around 5:30 a.m. and was allowed a brief visit with her brother before she left.

“I told her I loved her and that if I could get status here I would send for her,” said Daniel Garcia, speaking in Spanish in a phone interview with the Toronto Star….