https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/11/06/ice-raids-kauai-lead-dozens-arrests/Rogerio Araujo from Brazil is being held at the Federal Detention Center.
His wife, former Miss Hawai’i Cheryl Bartlett, said they have been trying to obtain citizenship for him for years but were
delayed by clerical errors.
“He received a notice of deportation and I’m so sorry, but
that’s not okay,” Bartlett said.
“I love him beyond measure and I need him to stay.”A senior Department of Homeland Security official said in a statement regarding Araujo:
“Rogerio Carlos Barbosa Araujo, an illegal alien from Brazil, has overstayed his extended B2 Visitor Visa by more than a quarter of a century, made a false claim on a federal form, and failed to appear before an immigration judge.
“Arujo’s Application for Permanent Residency was denied on November 23, 2012,
for making a false claim. He failed to appear before the immigration judge in Honolulu on August 29, 2025, so he was ordered removed in absentia. OnOctober 28, he was interviewed and
admitted he was in the country illegally. He acknowledges thathe has no fear of being returned to his home country of Brazil. He was given full due process.
“When you are in the country illegally, overstay your visa, make a false claim on a federal form, and fail to appear before your immigration judge, you should expect to get deported. If Arujo is deported, nothing prevents his wife from going to Brazil with him.”