Gonzalez Carranza was detained at ICE offices in Phoenix for three days before officials deported him to Mexico, dropping him at the Nogales border crossing on Thursday. The girl, Evelyn Gonzalez Vieyra, is a U.S. citizen who lives with her grandparents, and they share custody with Gonzalez Carranza, his lawyer Ezequiel Hernández told HuffPost. Hernández told HuffPost he suspects ICE reversed its decision because of the news coverage his client’s case received. In a video interview with the Republic, Gonzalez Carranza noted that “President Trump says he wants to help … people who fight for the country. “He only thinks like, you’re illegal ... you’re going out.

Source: Huffington Post April 16, 2019 20:37 UTC