I was thinking she's not going to grant him anything," said Avelica-Gonzalez’s daughter Brenda, 24. Mark Ralston / AFP/Getty Images Brenda, left, and Jocelyn Avelica, center, daughters of Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez, at a news conference calling for his release in early August. Brenda, left, and Jocelyn Avelica, center, daughters of Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez, at a news conference calling for his release in early August. Avelica-Gonzalez is expected to be released by 7 p.m.Avelica-Gonzalez was detained in late February, minutes after he dropped off his 12-year-old daughter Yuleni at school. Diamante said the next step is to ask an immigration judge to temporarily stop Avelica-Gonzalez’s deportation proceedings while the U visa application remains pending.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 30, 2017 19:30 UTC