Terminally ill teen dies after last goodbye with detained parents at the border

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An 18-year-old Chicago-born man with terminal stage-4 colon cancer died in Durango, Mexico, a day after reuniting with his parents who had been detained by ICE while attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to say goodbye; the parents were later released by a judge and repatriated to Mexico with consular assistance.
- 18-year-old cancer patient dies day after reunion in Mexico with parents detained by ICE ABC7 Los Angeles
- Chicago teen battling terminal cancer dies hours after reuniting with parents NBC 5 Chicago
- Couple in ICE custody fighting to be with dying Chicago-born son Kevin Gonzalez in his final days fighting stage 4 colon cancer ABC7 Chicago
- Judge grants detained parents’ urgent plea to reunite with terminally ill son in Mexico NBC News
- Immigrant parents released from DHS custody reunite with dying son WOAI
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