Deaf Child's Deportation Prompts Outcry From State's Top Education Official

Deaf Child's Deportation Prompts Outcry From State's Top Education Official

The child was expelled from the country without his hearing aids, according to State Superintendent Tony Thurmond.

Officials Condemn Deportation of Deaf Child Taken From California School

SAN FRANCISCO, California — California officials are calling for the return of a six-year-old deaf child who was deported to Colombia with his mother and sibling after they were detained during a routine immigration check-in. Lesly Rodriguez Gutierrez and her two young sons were arrested Tuesday while reporting to a San Francisco office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s supervision program. The family was later transferred to a detention…

Swalwell to demand answers on deportation of deaf 6-year-old without hearing aids

The deportation of a 6-year-old boy who attended the California School for the Deaf in Fremont has drawn condemnation from state leaders this week, and on Monday, U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell will hold a press conference to shine a light on the case.   On Friday, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond said the disabled child was expelled from the country by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents without his hearing aids.  An immigration attorney…