
Family Fighting to Have Father With Seizure Disorder Released From ICE Custody
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The man's wife said they were dragged from their car in freezing temperatures late last month.
Albeiro Ropero Remolina’s wife said he suffers from a severe seizure disorder requiring medication twice per day; missing even one dose could be fatal.
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Family Fighting to Have Father With Seizure Disorder Released From ICE Custody
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Albeiro Ropero Remolina’s wife said he suffers from a severe seizure disorder requiring medication twice per day; missing even one dose could be fatal.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipBeing dragged from their car in freezing temperatures is what one woman says she and her husband endured late last month.
Now she's fighting to bring her medically compromised, has been home after they were both detained by U.S.
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement are Joanna Hernandez spoke with the family and their legal team.
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It now 11, >> I a total federal family Nest wife says she's still shaken after her encounter with ICE agents on December 29th to protect identity.
We are not showing her face on camera are using her name I-78 and that the federal know they went, they spent a month one of >> And momentum that on this my mind.
>> She says it happened in an instant on the late December morning as her husband was getting ready to take her to Their car was surrounded by ICE agents.
Agents pulled them out, restrain them and took them into custody later transporting them to the broad view, detention center music.
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>> The family's attorney says agents were trying to pressure the mother of 3 to sign a form move.
They say aimed at deporting the entire family.
Just presented documents in English, basically the officer had called involuntary departures, voluntary deportation returned while obeyed.
wife was released the same day.
He remains in custody.
She says her husband suffers from a severe seizure disorder requiring medication twice a day and missing.
Even one dose could be fatal.
Attorneys quickly stepped in to file a humanitarian request to make sure he receives his medication and have been released.
He was a teen around 06:00AM on Monday.
From what I understand, he was not administered medication until Tuesday Angelica showers it because one of the attorneys working on the case for young family with minor children who is Cheney, Lee doing their best and and they got their work permits and are working for them to then.
Have to suffer.
There's something so traumatic and horrific.
That in and of itself is heartbreaking to me.
don't know better.
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And they will begin do.
>> They sought asylum in the U.S.
nearly a year ago after leaving Venezuela.
She says they waited at the border for an immigration appointment.
The family was eventually bus to Chicago where they spent 6 months in a city shelter before moving into their own home.
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>> His attorney says the battle has no criminal history and has filed a habeas corpus petition in Indiana arguing he's being unlawfully held.
We're talking about children cool.
Who have no idea.
Why their father is being treated the way that he's treated, knowing he's detained and facing serious health concerns.
His wife says his chronic illness keeps her up at make a more diligently since bountiful could put you on that, >> To the high at the end with the president that good purpose people's 70, 3 come be >> Attorney showers acts as a habeas corpus petition can take anywhere from a few weeks to months.
I will.
Temps is a he's not the only one.
There are so many other families and in the same exact situation who are suffering silently.
For Chicago tonight.
I'm joined on this.
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