IMMDEF IN THE NEWS: A migrant mother saw her disabled son walk into the U.S. Then he disappeared

Gustavo and his father. REUTERS/ Luis Echeverria

After hearing about Gustavo's case and how he vanished into the immigration system, ImmDef's Executive Director, Lindsay Toczylowski, took it upon herself to find out where Gustavo was.

She received an email saying ICE was working on placing Gustavo in a U.S. shelter. But minutes later, that message was recalled and a new one arrived from a different deportation officer. Gustavo had already been expelled to Guatemala, alone.

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