EXCLUSIVE: How an Illegal Immigrant Lied, Stole, and Sued a No-Kill Animal Sanctuary — Then Broken California Justice Awarded Her Millions – 1500 Animals Endangered by Decision
by Paul Serran Mar. 25, 2025 12:20 pm 248 Comments
By Paul Serran with guest contributor Frank Parlato
To hear of yet another story about an illegal migrant gaming a broken justice system to get away with lying, stealing, and committing fraud – all while scoring a multimillion-dollar payday – is bound to distress any right-thinking person.
If, on top of that, we learn that the fate of 1500 rescued animals hangs in the balance, it is even more outrageous.
Adriana Duarte Valentines, of Lancaster, California, entered the United States illegally 22 years ago. She came from Mexico with her husband, Raul Lopez, and their young son, Raul Jr. All three entered unlawfully. While living in the U.S. under false pretenses, Duarte and Lopez had two more children.
DELTA Rescue has cared for rescue animals since 1979.In 2017, Duarte got a job as a cat caretaker at DELTA Rescue, a 115-acre mountaintop animal sanctuary in Acton, California. The sanctuary was founded in 1979 by Leo Grillo, and it houses over 1,500 dogs, cats, and horses — most abandoned in the desert or Angeles National Forest.
Duarte told DELTA she was a U.S. citizen. She gave a fake Social Security number and claimed she had picked lettuce in California fields. Management, trusting her, didn’t verify the lie. She was hired at $15 an hour.
https://www.alipac.us/f9/exclusive-how-illegal-immigrant-lied-stole-sued-no-kill-animal-sanctuary-428193/
