Parents Released From DHS Facility Reunited with Their Teen Son a Day Before He Died of Cancer
The couple spent weeks in detention before a judge ordered their release, and their son died the next day after the reunion.
- An 18-year-old Chicago resident, Kevin Gonzalez, died Sunday following a terminal cancer battle, just one day after reuniting with his parents in Durango, Mexico.
- His parents, Isidoro Gonzalez Avilés and Norma Anabel Ramírez Amaya, were previously deported from the United States after entering illegally and were arrested April 14 near Douglas, Arizona, attempting to re-enter.
- On Thursday, a U.S. district judge in Tucson, Arizona, ordered the release of the parents, moved by the father's plea to be reunited with his dying son.
- Saturday, Avilés and Amaya embraced their son in an emotional moment in Durango, fulfilling Kevin's wish to be with them before he died.
- Rep. Delia Ramirez, who represents the Chicago district where Gonzalez received treatment, argued that rejecting humanitarian visas for families like his does not protect communities.
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Kevin Gonzales, 18, Dies One Day After Reunion With Parents
An Chicago teen battling terminal cancer has died, just one day after being reunited with his parents following their release from U.S. immigration custody. Kevin Gonzalez's aunt and brother confirmed his death to NBC Chicago/Telemundo Chicago late Sunday afternoon. Earlier this week, NBC Chicago reported an immigration judge had ordered the expedited release of Gonzalez’s parents so they could reunite with him in Mexico. Kevin, an 18-year-old U…
Kevin González, 18, died hours after meeting his parents in Mexico, after they were deported from Arizona.
18-year-old Chicago cancer patient dies day after reunion in Mexico with parents detained by ICE
An 18-year-old Chicago-born man has died battling terminal cancer just a day after reuniting with his parents, who were detained by ICE while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to say their final goodbyes.
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