多米尼加合法居民在非暴力犯罪后面临被驱逐出境,尽管他是一个专职的照料者,却与残疾儿子分离。
A Dominican lawful resident faces deportation after nonviolent offenses, separating him from his disabled son despite being a devoted caregiver.
Heury Gómez, 43岁,来自多米尼加共和国的合法常住居民,是他18岁患有脑性麻痹和癫痫的儿子的唯一照料者,他8月在休完假返回纽瓦克机场后被拘留后,面临被驱逐出境。
Heury Gómez, a 43-year-old lawful permanent resident from the Dominican Republic and sole caregiver for his 18-year-old son with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, faces deportation after being detained at Newark Airport in August upon returning from vacation.
尽管Gómez没有暴力犯罪史,而且在3月被完全监护其医疗上受抚养的儿子,但自2015年起,因两次非暴力轻罪定罪,被移民及就业局逮捕。
Despite having no history of violent crime and having been granted full custody of his medically dependent son in March, Gómez was arrested by ICE following two nonviolent misdemeanor convictions from 2015.
他因这些罪行被拘留的时间比因这些罪行被监禁的时间多,并与儿子分开关押近三个月。
He has spent more time in detention than he did in prison for those offenses and has been separated from his son for nearly three months.
他的家人和律师说,他是一个全心全意的照料者,他作为监护人在夜间工作,照顾儿子,学习复杂的医疗技能。
His family and attorney say he is a devoted caregiver who has worked nights as a custodian to care for his son and learned complex medical skills.
他的案件突显了对特朗普总统第二任期期间针对合法居民,特别是照顾残疾儿童的合法居民的移民执法问题的关切。
His case underscores concerns about immigration enforcement under President Trump’s second term targeting legal residents, particularly those caring for disabled children.