Post by pavel on Jan 17, 2016 3:12:36 GMT -6
ICE raid in Irving shatters Salvadoran family’s reunion and hopes
IRVING — New Year’s Eve was festive for the family of Melva Medina and her husband, David. Photos show Melva’s daughter Marta Hernàndez, with her tight-lipped smile, and her 6- and 9-year-old grandsons at a big reunion.
It was like any family gathering in America.
Two days later, at their small, peach-colored wood-frame home on Dory Lane in Irving, David watched helplessly as his youngest grandson tugged at his pant legs. Kenneth hollered in Spanish, “Abuelo, I don’t want to go. Abuelo, I don’t want to go. I want to stay with you.”
A federal immigration agent told them they had no choice. Kenneth, brother Cesar, and their mother, 33-year-old Marta, were to be deported.
Read more: www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/northwest-dallas-county/headlines/20160116-ice-raid-in-irving-shatters-salvadoran-familys-reunion-and-hopes.ece
IRVING — New Year’s Eve was festive for the family of Melva Medina and her husband, David. Photos show Melva’s daughter Marta Hernàndez, with her tight-lipped smile, and her 6- and 9-year-old grandsons at a big reunion.
It was like any family gathering in America.
Two days later, at their small, peach-colored wood-frame home on Dory Lane in Irving, David watched helplessly as his youngest grandson tugged at his pant legs. Kenneth hollered in Spanish, “Abuelo, I don’t want to go. Abuelo, I don’t want to go. I want to stay with you.”
A federal immigration agent told them they had no choice. Kenneth, brother Cesar, and their mother, 33-year-old Marta, were to be deported.
Read more: www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/northwest-dallas-county/headlines/20160116-ice-raid-in-irving-shatters-salvadoran-familys-reunion-and-hopes.ece