TORONTO - A Toronto woman ordered deported to Chile for being a gang member says she did nothing more than bake cupcakes and organize Sunday mass.
Carla Campana has been in detention since October 2009 after police raided the Toronto home she shared with her family.
Earlier this month, an adjudicator with the Immigration and Refugee Board found Campana to be a member of a criminal organization.
The gang in question is the Almighty Latin Kings and Queens Nation, reported to have chapters in several countries.
Court documents in Campana's case state Toronto police believe the local chapter was involved in crimes that included firearms, drugs and aggravated assault.
Campana says all she ever did was sell cupcakes to raise money for a baby shower when one of the female members got pregnant.
She said she had no knowledge of any illegal activities taking place while she was an entry-level member.
"They told me it was a group to help Latin women rise up," Campana, who wants to be a social worker, said in an interview from the jail near Toronto where she is being held.
She has no criminal record and was never charged with any crime.
