‘Very painful,’ former Miss Hawaii fights to stop her husband from being deported

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - With a cane in hand guiding her every step, former Miss Hawaii Cheryl Bartlett slowly walks along the garden of palms and hinahina she and her husband, Rogerio Araujo, grew together outside of their Makiki apartment.

“This is Roger’s pride and joy,” Bartlett said while pointing to the line of potted plants, which has given her some comfort after Araujo was taken by ICE agents last Tuesday.

“That morning is the last morning I saw him,” a whimpering Bartlett added. “Someone is trying to rip the bond, it’s very painful, and that someone is my own country.”

A native of Brazil, 57-year-old Araujo has been living on Oahu for several decades.

Bartlett said they have been trying to secure citizenship for Araujo for about 17 years, but clerical errors delayed them.

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