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An Allentown grandfather’s reported deportation went viral. Then discrepancies emerged. Here’s what we know.

Discrepancies emerge in the Leon family's account, as no one is able to corroborate their story. Federal immigration ...

ICE says Allentown grandfather Luis Leon was never taken into custody, calls family’s story a ‘hoax’

Homeland Security and ICE said Luis Leon of Allentown was not taken into custody at a Philadelphia immigration office nor deported to Guatemala, calling his family’s story a ...
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ICE Rejects Deporting 82-Year-Old Torture Survivor In Pennsylvania, Calls Family Claim a 'Hoax'

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have denied detaining and deporting an 82-year-old torture survivor from ...

ICE Detained an Elderly Man and Told His Family He Died in Custody. They Just Found Out the Truth.

Luis Leon had been a U.S. resident for thirty eight years after surviving torture under the regime of Chilean dictator ...

Update: Family says Allentown grandfather in Guatemala after ICE arrest, but country says it has no records of him

Luis Leon is recovering from pneumonia in a Guatemala hospital, his granddaughter said Sunday. He does not plan to return to the U.S. after being taken into ICE custody last month.

U.S. immigration says it didn’t deport 82-year-old Pa. man

The Morning Call of Allentown reported that Luis Leon, 82, ended up in Guatemala after being handcuffed in a Philadelphia ...

US immigration says it did not deport Chilean man living in Pennsylvania, refuting report

U.S. immigration authorities are denying reports that they detained or deported a Chilean man living in the United States on ...