"This is a student who needs access to medical devices, hearing aids, and he needs to be in a program where he can receive support and care - not in some detention center, not in some cell living in squalor and poor conditions."
"We were told at every point that the family was at a different location, and even up to last night when I spoke with ICE, they told me a different location then where they actually were. This is no way for a democracy to work. This is a complete obstruction of access to council."
"It's incredibly cruel to rip a child, as they are thriving and not only using the assistive devices that they need ... out of this incredibly brave and strong progress that he has made."
A young deaf student and his family were arrested and deported to Colombia, despite advocates' efforts to locate and assist them. The student requires medical devices and hearing aids and was enrolled at the California School for the Deaf in Fremont. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials provided misleading information about the family's whereabouts, obstructing legal representation. When arrested, a family member attempted to deliver necessary medical equipment but was prevented from doing so. The student's mother had migrated from Colombia four years prior with no criminal record. Advocates argue the deportation is inhumane, illegal, and unconstitutional, particularly given the child's educational progress and dependence on American Sign Language, which differs from Colombian Sign Language.
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