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Family Torn Apart: Undocumented Parents Deported in ICE Check

3/24/2025

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After 35 years of building a life in California, Gladys and Nelson Gonzalez, undocumented immigrants with clean records, were abruptly deported, leaving their three U.S.-born daughters devastated. Their sudden removal during a routine ICE check-in has sparked outrage among advocates, who condemn the Trump administration's immigration policies for unfairly targeting families and tearing them apart.

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Story summary

After 35 years of building a life in California, Gladys and Nelson Gonzalez, undocumented immigrants with clean records, were abruptly deported, leaving their three U.S.-born daughters devastated. Their sudden removal during a routine ICE check-in has sparked outrage among advocates, who condemn the Trump administration's immigration policies for unfairly targeting families and tearing them apart.