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The Key Bridge took her daughter’s father. Now, ICE is moving to deport her.

Roughly two years after the father of her daughter died during the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Zoila Guerra Sandoval faces the possibility of deportation.

Guerra Sandoval, a native of Guatemala who has lived in Maryland for nearly two decades, is the former partner of José Mynor López, one of the workers repairing the Key Bridge overnight when the Dali struck it in March 2024.

The six men who died were immigrants from Central America and Mexico, survived by dozens of immediate and extended family members left not only to grieve but also to navigate new financial pressures and other demands resulting from the loss.

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Maryland transportation officials hold firm on $5.2 billion price tag to replace Key Bridge

State transportation officials are holding firm on a projected cost of $5.2 billion to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge, despite reports of some estimates nearly twice that amount. Maryland will part ways later this year with the current contractor, Nebraska-based Kiewit  Infrastructure, after failing to reach agreement on a final project cost. State officials have refused to disclose the amount sought by Kiewit, citing confidential negotiations, but some estimates have placed Kiewit’s asking price as high as $9 billion.
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