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Deaf 6-year-old deported to Colombia without hearing aids or legal representation

Mar 9, 2026 · Hayward, CA, Colombia

Deaf 6-year-old deported to Colombia without hearing aids or legal representation

Joseph Andrey Londono Rodriguez, a 6-year-old deaf student at the California School for the Deaf, was detained by ICE agents on March 3, 2026, during what his mother believed was a routine photo renewal appointment at an ICE office in the San Francisco Bay Area. His mother, Lesly Rodriguez Gutierrez, an asylum seeker from Colombia who had been in the country for four years and was under a supervision order, was detained along with Joseph's 5-year-old brother. The family was deported to Colombia within days without access to hearing aids, cochlear implants, legal representation, or accurate information about their location. State officials alleged ICE misrepresented the family's location to obstruct legal intervention. California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and congressional members requested an investigation and humanitarian parole to return the family, citing violations of due process protections.

Timeline

Mar 9, 2026Family deported to Colombia without hearing aids, cochlear implants, legal representation, or notification of location; state officials alleged ICE misrepresented family's location
Mar 9, 2026California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, congressional members, and family's attorney request investigation and humanitarian parole; case intensifies fears among immigrant families in Northern California
Mar 3, 2026Joseph Andrey Londono Rodriguez (age 6, deaf), his 5-year-old brother, and mother Lesly Rodriguez Gutierrez detained by ICE during check-in appointment at ICE office in Hayward/San Francisco Bay Area; mother told appointment was routine photo renewal

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