“Nightmare”: Family moving Los Angeles out of state without knowing it after shock on the ice | U.S. Immigration

The family of 18-year-old Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz found out Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the United States According to California State Representative Luz Rivas, who spoke with relatives and reviewed federal detention records, he carefully moved him out of California.

Guerrero-Cruz, who First detained Late Monday Arizona No notification was made to his family.

The next day, ICE was preparing to send him to Louisiana, a key hub for deportation. However, at the last minute, Guerrero-Cruz was removed from the plane and returned to Adelanto, where he remained in custody.

Rivas is A statement. “I would not accept the current reality that ice and transfer detainees can cause detainees without notifying their families that cause psychological distress to all those involved.

“Benjamin and his family deserve answers to Ice’s inconsistent and confusing decision-making process, including why Benjamin was initially transferred to Arizonawhy he was scheduled to be transferred to Louisiana afterwards, and why his family did not inform him through the whereabouts of ICE throughout the process. ” the statement continued.

Rivas introduced legislation Tuesday requiring ICE to contact the detainee’s immediate family members within 24 hours of the transfer. Current rules require notification only in the event of death in detention.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, Guerrero-Cruz faces deportation from Chile after an overdue visa, forcing him to leave the United States by March 15, 2023.

The teen was initially arrested on August 8 and was held in downtown Los Angeles for a week. One of his former teachers, Liz Becerra, visited Guerrero-Cruz at an ice machining center in Adelanto, an hour and a half north of Los Angeles.

Guerrero-Cruz spoke of being surrounded by masked men when walking the dog, handed over to federal agents, and then brought to the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles. Bebelah said he would not allow him to shower or brush his teeth for a week.

Once moved to Adelanto, he said he was kept in a small cell, with about twenty men with little food and water.

This pattern of detainees transfer between multiple sites reflects the Trump administration Touting is the largest deportation initiative in U.S. history.

one analyze The Guardian ice data found that in June this year, the average daily arrest increased by 268%. It also found that most of the people arrested by ICE are now without criminal convictions, despite Trump’s claim that his administration is seeking “the worst of the worst.”

As a result, detention centers are becoming increasingly crowded, with the capacity of the U.S. system exceeding 13,500 people as of July.