Deaf 6-year-old deported with family to Colombia without medical devices, attorney says

"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 than where they actually were. For two days following the Tuesday appointment, Lesly Rodriguez Gutierrez, 28, and her children could not be found by her family attorney Nikolas De Bremaeker of Centro Legal de la Raza, who said federal officers gave misleading information about their whereabouts before the three were deported."

"The 6-year old attends the California School for the Deaf in Fremont, said Thurmond, who condemned the deportation. He called for the immediate return of the boy - naming Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), President Trump's nominee to replace Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security."

"According to De Bremaeker, the mother, who had received a removal order, was on a supervisory check-in when she was detained. The recipient of a supervisory order is required to periodically check in with an immigration officer and is subject to deportation if they do not report."

Lesly Rodriguez Gutierrez, 28, and her two children, including a 6-year-old deaf boy attending California School for the Deaf in Fremont, were detained and deported to Colombia by federal immigration authorities. The family was detained after appearing for an asylum appointment in San Francisco. The mother's attorney claims ICE provided misleading information about the family's whereabouts for two days, preventing legal efforts to stop the deportation. The mother had a removal order and was on supervisory check-in when detained. State Superintendent Tony Thurmond condemned the deportation and called for the boy's immediate return, citing his need for medical devices and education.

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