During the afternoon of last Sunday, March 2, a immigration raid made by him Immigration and Customs Control Service of the United States (ICEfor its acronym in English) divided a Latin American family located east of Los Angeles, Californiabecause the agents separated a mother from her daughter with cancer.
Through social networks, a video was shared in which it is possible to observe the moment where ICE agents arrest an immigrant Latin mother, called Yolanda Pérezduring a migratory raid in the Angelina city. However, the most striking thing was that the woman cried because she left her daughter alone, Xitlali Tejeda.
Yolanda was arrested a few meters from her house and her second child was in charge of recording the arrest, so she quickly began to ask for the arrest order to migratory agents; However, ICE officials ignored man’s words and continued with the operation, taking Pérez to one of the vehicles.
A few minutes later, the immigration and customs control service captured the first child of the detainee, Jonathan Tejedabecause they two are the only ones in the family who were born abroad and entered the country illegally, so their American brothers were alone and still need Yolanda’s help.
Xitlali Fight Cancer
According to Yolanda Pérez’s second son, his sister Xitlali Tejeda has become totally dependent on her mother for her care and treatmentsso it will seek to avoid the deportation From her mother as she continues to fight against cancer: “She means everything for me, it’s like my right hand,” added the 19 -year -old.
Last Friday, March 7, the First audience of the immigrant family stopped in the county of The mountainbecause now faces a deportation process while her daughter hopes impatiently: “She kitchen And he does everything for me. It changes me, me batheHe is there and does not leave me alone, ”added Xitlali.
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“It is very sad and very frustrating because I could not and I cannot do anything. I only try to tell others to keep calm, that we are doing everything we can,” said the teenager who suffers Bone cancer And it depends completely on his mother as his main caregiver, especially in the Chemotherapies.
At the moment, the only thing that is known is that Yolanda was arrested outside her house while sweeping because the agents of the customs immigration and control service had arrived at the house in search of her son Jonatahn Tejeda, who was wanted by the authorities by multiple convictions Non violent Drug possession.
According to Xitlali, his mother was ambush To attract Jonathan, and when his brother tried to intervene, he was also arrested: “ICE agents left their vehicles and everything was very fast. They arrested them and arrested them, despite the fact that the neighbors saw what happened and tried Salier to challenge the authorities,” he argued.
Despite not having presented a court order, After the arrest of Yolanda Pérez, ICE explained that Jonathan Tejeda “not only entered irregularly to the country.” but it has also been condemned For numerous charges over the years, such as driving without a license, Property theft, Reception of stolen mail and illegal possession.