Food truck owner detained at immigration interview, later deported to Mexico
Jun 2025·Location: Yakima, WA
Country of origin: Mexico
Sergio Cerdio Gomez, a 42-year-old Pasco food truck owner and father of three, was detained by ICE agents on April 24, 2025, during a scheduled immigration interview in Yakima. Gomez was attending the interview with his U.S. citizen wife, Gabrielle Cerdio, regarding his pending green card and citizenship application, which they had filed in 2022. He was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant. Gomez co-owns the Kennewick food truck Hibachi Explosion with his wife. He was subsequently deported to Chiapas, Mexico in June 2025.
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- ICE detains man in US for decades at green card interview, wife says
Newsweek·Dec 3, 2025·archived copy
- California man seeking green card arrested at immigration court
Newsweek·Feb 20, 2026·archived copy
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- ICE arrests Tri-Cities food truck owner at appointment 3 years into immigration process
Yahoo News·Apr 25, 2025·archived copy
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- Man detained at green card appointment after over 25 years in US
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