After 35 years in the U.S., Gladys and Nelson Gonzalez, a Colombian couple with three U.S.-citizen daughters, were deported despite having no criminal history. ICE confirmed their deportation, citing exhausted legal options following a 1992 asylum application and a 2000 agreement to depart voluntarily. The couple’s deportation exemplifies the Trump administration’s broad immigration crackdown targeting individuals without criminal records. Their case highlights the long-term consequences of immigration policies and the separation of families.
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Trump authorizing ICE to target schools and churches is a deeply troubling development, raising serious concerns about the potential for widespread human rights violations. The very idea of immigration enforcement agents entering these sacred spaces, places traditionally seen as sanctuaries, is jarring and unsettling. It represents a dramatic escalation of aggressive immigration enforcement tactics, moving beyond workplaces and into the heart of communities.
This action raises fundamental questions about the safety and well-being of children. The image of children being forcibly removed from their classrooms by armed agents is deeply disturbing and potentially traumatizing. It’s difficult to imagine the psychological impact on both the children targeted and their peers witnessing such an event.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker 
Matt Underwood