ICE deported Sara Lopez Garcia, but Thursday she graduated from Suffolk County Community College
On Thursday, Lopez Garcia returned to campus — virtually. She was honored as one of six students selected to deliver speeches to hundreds of graduates, faculty and guests at the livestreamed ceremony.
In a video recording taped last week, she told the crowd at the college’s Brentwood campus that while she joined in celebrating their new degrees, including hers, the day was bittersweet as she was forced to watch from 2,500 miles away in South America.