Posted on 03/02/2025 8:07:47 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
An undocumented mother is now in federal custody along with her undocumented son after ICE detained them, sending shockwaves through a family in El Monte, California.
The family says the mother doesn’t have a criminal background, and she is the primary caretaker for her daughter Xitlali, who is battling cancer.
Friends and relatives of the detainees held a protest this Thursday against the detention. The demonstrators say they are outraged with the way ICE, without apparent explanation, placed them in their custody.
“Ma' it's okay. You didn't do anything,” said the Xitlali, while the mother tearfully responded, ”But they're going to take me away.”
As she was handcuffed by ICE agents outside her home in El Monte, Yolanda, 50, cried inconsolably, not understanding why she is being taken away. As she recorded with her cellphone, one of her four children demanded the detention order from the agents, who ignored the request.
Moments later, the same thing happened with Johnathan, Yolanda's son.
“They pushed him into the car and without questions they grabbed him, they were telling him that he had the warrant but he didn't show it,” said Xitlali, a U.S. citizen.
Both remain in different detention centers. Leaving Xitlali, who suffers from bone cancer, without her two pillars.
Her brother was the one who worked to pay for the family's needs. According to Xitlali, her brother was targeted by the authorities for a crime for which he paid a sentence approximately 10 years ago and her mother, she says, is what they call a collateral detention.
Unfortunately, there is little hope that they will be able to stay in the country, says their attorney.
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Are they here illegally?
Then, they need to go.
Arrest them.
Deport them.
Send them to the UK.
I hear the NHS is happy to put illegal aliens at the front of the line.
Police detain burgler, whose mother has cancer. Those bad police.
Send Xitlali back with them, if she is on Medicaid.
20% of Washington state residents are on Medicaid.
Medicaid: free health care, plus dental for minor children and pregnant women. Pregnant women can get all their teeth fixed, while waiting for the Anchor Baby!
Anyone know the Medicaid percentage for California?
Washington state is going bankrupt, but we are protecting our illegal residents from Trump.
That’s hilarious
I use to drive by the Green Giant sign in Castroville, CA
yeah, it’s not a 3rd world country either /s
Oh well.
Did anyone get a thank you card for paying for her treatment? I didn’t
I know people here who can’t afford their medication.
F those crimmigrants.
Yes new month propaganda agents receive new monthly panic and doom list.
and just like that we have a sob story. It’s as if the media is insulting Mexico as a country unable to provide medical care. The racism never stops with the left.
I’m certain there is another side to this story.
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