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Venezuelan asylum seeker with brain tumor held 25 days in jail without medication

Mar 27, 2026 · Orlando, FL, Venezuela

Venezuelan asylum seeker with brain tumor held 25 days in jail without medication

Johnny Rondón Rodríguez, a Venezuelan with a pending asylum case and brain tumor, was pulled over on Interstate 75 and detained despite having no criminal charges. He was held in Orange County jail for 25 days without receiving his medication to treat the tumor, violating ICE guidelines limiting such holds to three days. A federal judge granted his immediate release after a federal prosecutor declined to argue for continued detention.

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