Organ donor for ailing brother to be temporarily released from immigration detention
The group helping the Venezuelan immigrant who's donating a kidney for his brother with end-stage renal disease said ICE's temporary release is a "victory" for compassion.
A Venezuelan man who was arrested by immigration authorities last month before he was able to become an organ donor to help his ailing brother is being released from detention, according to the Chicago-based nonprofit representing the family.
José Gregorio González, who is being held in the Clay County Detention Center in Indiana, could be released as early as Friday, an advocate and a spokesperson for The Resurrection Project confirmed to NBC News on Thursday.
The nonprofit had been rallying community members in the Chicago area in support of the brothers, organizing a vigil Monday evening to demand González’s release on humanitarian parole.
“This marks a victory for humanity and compassion,” Eréndira Rendón, chief program officer for The Resurrection Project, said in a statement. “ICE will temporarily release José Gregorio González, allowing him to save his brother’s life through kidney donation.”
Rendón applauded the decision, saying it "recognizes that our fundamental human rights transcend immigration status."
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