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US Officials Release Parents to Meet Dying Son in Mexico

5/11/2026

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U.S. immigration officials briefly released Isidoro González Avilés and Norma Anabel Ramírez Amaya, allowing a meeting with their dying son Kevin González in Durango.
Kevin González, a U.S. citizen diagnosed with colon cancer in December, stopped treatment after moving to Durango, while his parents’ April visa applications were denied.
After being returned to Mexico on Friday, the parents were released and posted a video saying they fulfilled their son’s wish.

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U.S. immigration officials briefly released Isidoro González Avilés and Norma Anabel Ramírez Amaya, allowing a meeting with their dying son Kevin González in Durango.
Kevin González, a U.S. citizen diagnosed with colon cancer in December, stopped treatment after moving to Durango, while his parents’ April visa applications were denied.
After being returned to Mexico on Friday, the parents were released and posted a video saying they fulfilled their son’s wish.