Teen with Terminal Cancer Dies Day After Reuniting with Parents Released from ICE Custody
By
Adam England
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Summary
Kevin Gonzalez, an 18-year-old U.S. citizen with terminal colon cancer, died just one day after reuniting with his parents, who had been detained by ICE when they tried to cross the border from Mexico to visit him. His parents were taken into custody in Arizona on April 14, and Kevin had pleaded for their release. They were finally released and reunited with him shortly before his death.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledKevin Gonzalez, 18, was diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year.
The cancer later spread to his stomach and lungs, and doctors told him he was terminally ill.
ICE agents took them into custody in Arizona on April 14.
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