US EditionICE to release Venezuelan man seeking to give his brother kidney transplant
- A Venezuelan man, González, is being released from detention, allowing him to donate a kidney to his brother, Pacheco, who urgently needs it.
- Eréndira Rendón, chief program officer for The Resurrection Project, described the release as a "victory for humanity and compassion."
- González will stay in the United States temporarily under humanitarian parole, preventing immediate deportation.
- The brothers will resume compatibility testing for the kidney transplant after González's release.
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Venezuelan migrant temporarily released from ICE to donate kidney to brother: ‘He will get to save my life’
A dying Venezuelan man was reunited with his brother Friday morning in an emotional reunion outside a restaurant near the ICE processing center in Broadview after federal authorities released him so he could donate his kidney to save his brother’s life. Alfredo Pacheco, 37, of Cicero, is facing terminal renal failure. On Wednesday, ICE agreed to release José Gregorio González, 43, to undergo the transplant, giving the siblings and those who supp…
Border agents arrest 2 Venezuelans after alleged theft in Brunswick
U.S. Border Patrol agents on Sunday arrested two Venezuelan people who they say were in the country illegally, after an investigation of an alleged theft in Brunswick. The agency did not identify the people, but alleged that one of them was affiliated with the Tren de Aragua gang, a designated foreign terrorist organization. The arrest comes as agents from the Houlton Sector of U.S. Customers and Border Protection have ramped up their efforts to…
Chicago-area man detained by ICE temporarily released to give life-saving kidney to brother
A man who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Chicago area after traveling to the U.S. to help his brother in kidney failure has been released from custody to make a life-saving organ donation. José Gregorio González’s story made headlines this week after community members rallied to show support for the brothers, one of whom suffers from end-stage renal failure. González has been detained by ICE since March 3, when…
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