An El Monte girl who was arrested by immigration officers is again house together with her grownup daughter who’s battling a uncommon bone most cancers.
A decide agreed to permit Yolanda Perez to be launched on bond. Perez, 50, is the first caregiver for her ailing daughter. The Mexican nationwide, who’s within the nation illegally, was launched Tuesday after posting a $1,500 bond following an immigration listening to in San Diego, in response to the girl’s legal professional, David Acalin.
Acalin stated Perez was arrested Feb. 24 when Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers confirmed up at her El Monte house to arrest her son, Jonathan Tejeda, who can also be within the nation illegally and had been convicted of nonviolent crimes, together with petty theft, possession of a managed substance and stolen mail.
“He had a colourful previous,” Acalin stated, “however he’s cleaned up his life previously few years.”
Acalin stated Perez was detained when she questioned brokers about why they had been arresting her son. He stated they inquired about her immigration standing, which led to their discovery that she had been convicted of petty theft in 2005.
The legal professional stated Perez had stolen meals to feed her household and that she paid a nice and accomplished probation for it and by no means went to jail.
Her arrest by ICE brokers, which was first reported by NBC 4, sparked outrage locally as a result of she had been caring for her daughter.
Acalin stated the daughter, 21-year-old Xitlali Tejeda, has been combating standard osteosarcoma, a bone most cancers that limits her means to maneuver. He stated she makes use of a wheelchair however, extra importantly, depends on her mom to take care of her and take her to physician appointments.
“She’s already missed a chemo therapy or two due to what’s occurred,” he stated.
At Tuesday’s listening to, Acalin instructed the decide in regards to the daughter’s situation and the way her mom, who had been within the nation for greater than 20 years, was caring for her 24/7.
He stated he anticipated the Division of Homeland Safety prosecutor to let the decide determine whether or not Perez may put up bond. As a substitute, he stated, the prosecutor spent about 20 minutes arguing towards her launch.
“Very vigorously claiming that my consumer was a flight danger, the caretaker of an grownup daughter with most cancers, and that she was an individual of dangerous ethical character due to the shoplifting that occurred 20 years in the past.”
Acalin stated he was speechless.
“If this was not the case the place they’d present just a little compassion, then there is no such thing as a case the place they’re going to point out” that, he stated.
Acalin stated he and the household had been grateful that the federal decide granted her launch. He stated he’s requesting that the case be moved to Los Angeles, a course of that would take weeks.
Till then, he stated, Perez will stay by her daughter’s aspect.
