82-year-old deported after green card appointment
Jul 21, 2025·Location: Allentown, PA
Country of origin: Chile
DeportationLPR/Green CardThird Country DeportationFamilyAsylum SeekerDeathInjury/IllnessICE/USCIS OfficePennsylvania

An 82-year-old man from Pennsylvania was deported to Guatemala after being apprehended during a visit to an ICE office to replace his lost green card. He had lived in the U.S. for nearly 40 years and was granted political asylum in 1987. His family initially could not locate him and later learned he was in a hospital in Guatemala. Guatemala has an agreement with the Trump administration to receive deported immigrants of other nationalities.
Timeline
Jul 21, 2025—León apprehended at ICE office during green card appointment and deported to Guatemala; family initially told he was dead before locating him in hospital
1987—Luis León granted political asylum after surviving torture under Chilean military regime
Sources
More incidents in Pennsylvania
- Disabled asylum seeker says Pennsylvania jail denied him hearing aids and caneOct 2026 · Pottsville, PA
- Judge orders bond hearing for Liberian refugee held 19 months in PA prisonSep 29, 2026 · Lewisburg, PA
- Philadelphia man protected from Guinea persecution detained, ICE now seeks to deport him to GhanaSep 29, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA
- Pastor deported to Haiti after traffic stop despite pending green card bidSep 24, 2026 · York, PA
- ICE detains dozens of construction workers near Geisinger hospital expansion siteSep 19, 2026 · Danville, PA
- Detained immigrant held in Pennsylvania ICE facility loses bid to block transferSep 10, 2026 · Philipsburg, PA