Undocumented El Monte mother reunited with ill daughter after ICE arrest – for now

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Woman home again with ailing daughter after ICE arrest in El Monte

A judge agreed to allow Yolanda Perez, who was arrested by ICE, to be released on bond. The El Monte woman is the primary caregiver for her ailing daughter.

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Undocumented El Monte mother reunited with ill daughter after ICE arrest – for now

An undocumented El Monte mother, a 25-year U.S. resident and caregiver for her cancer-stricken daughter, is back home on a $1,500 bond for now and wearing an ankle bracelet after being caught up in ICE arrests and detained for almost two weeks. Yolanda Perez-Magallón, 50, had quit her job to be a full-time caretaker after her 21-year-old daughter was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer, over a year ago. Perez, who has …

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English transcript: TEDx Breckenridge Clad in traditional Oaxacan attire, 14-year-old Keila Perez Lopez stood in front of a crowd of 500 with the intention of reclaiming a label first tacked to her as a toddler: undocumented. Conversations on immigration and deportation permeating national media didn’t deter the Mexico native from sharing her experience during a recent TEDx Breckenridge event. She said these conversations served as fuel for her …

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A judge ordered the release on bond of an undocumented woman being held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego on Tuesday. Her case drew national attention because she is the primary caregiver for her daughter who has cancer. On February 24, ICE agents arrested Yolanda Perez outside her home in the Los Angeles area. Her attorney said the agents were looking for her son, who has a criminal record, and that she was detained upon leaving in…

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Yolanda Pérez, the woman who was arrested by ICE and who spent several days in a San Diego detention center, finally returned home, after a hearing before an immigration judge who granted her bail. Although Yolanda now breathes more calmly, she still has to fight to resolve her immigration status in order to stay in the United States. However, the most important thing for her is to enjoy the time with her daughter Xitlali, who is an American cit…