Maria Ramos is the abused ex-girlfriend of drug dealer Fredo Garcia and the mother of two sons Luis and Miguel.
History[]
She was previously in a relationship with Garcia, who physically abused her in front of her sons. Eventually, he was reported for this and drug related crimes. Garcia also got Maria's son Miguel killed to silence his testimony for Garcia's torture-murder of another drug dealer, thus Maria and Luis went into hiding.
Maria was terrified to testify against Garcia with what threats he made to Maria and Luis on their lives, especially after his hitman, Eddie Fuentes, shot at the family and detectives at a church and was arrested. Maria even went as far as shooting Garcia's legs and attempting to shoot him dead for fear she wouldn't be safe otherwise.
She was given immunity for her testimony and transferred to a safehouse, meeting her requests for Luis' education and her ease of transportation due to not having a driver's license. (SVU: "Protection")