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Allentown grandfather's family was told he died in ICE custody. Then they learned he's alive, in a hospital in Guatemala
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David Menschel
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Lost his green card and was arrested while at an immigration office trying to get it replaced.
Bucks County Beacon
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Allentown grandfather who was granted political asylum in 1987 after surviving torture at the hands of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s regime was disappeared by ICE. The family was then told he died. Now they learned that he's actually alive, was deported, and is in a hospital in Guatemala.
Allentown grandfather’s family was told he died in ICE custody. Then they learned he’s alive — in a hospital in Guatemala, they say
Family of Allentown grandfather Luis Leon, 82, said they were headed to a Guatemala hospital to reunite with him after he was taken into custody at a Philadelphia immigration office and disappeared…
www.mcall.com
July 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Lost his green card and was arrested while at an immigration office trying to get it replaced.
Bucks County Beacon
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· 2h
Allentown grandfather who was granted political asylum in 1987 after surviving torture at the hands of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s regime was disappeared by ICE. The family was then told he died. Now they learned that he's actually alive, was deported, and is in a hospital in Guatemala.
Allentown grandfather’s family was told he died in ICE custody. Then they learned he’s alive — in a hospital in Guatemala, they say
Family of Allentown grandfather Luis Leon, 82, said they were headed to a Guatemala hospital to reunite with him after he was taken into custody at a Philadelphia immigration office and disappeared…
www.mcall.com
July 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Lost his green card and was arrested while at an immigration office trying to get it replaced.
— David Menschel (@davidmenschel.bsky.social) 2025-07-19T15:55:11.982Z
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