Disabled Ecuadorian man held by ICE now faces January deportation hearing
Sep 22, 2025·Location: Seaford, DE
Country of origin: Ecuador

Victor Acurio Suárez, a 52-year-old Ecuadorian man with developmental disabilities from Seaford, Delaware, remains in ICE detention after his September arrest in a Lowe's parking lot and is scheduled for an Immigration Court hearing on Jan. 16. Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer wrote to the presiding judge calling his potential deportation "cruel" and "egregious," noting Acurio Suárez has no criminal history and cannot safely care for himself or represent himself in legal proceedings without family support. A medical assessment submitted for his asylum application diagnosed him with autism and aphasia, a disorder affecting speech. His younger brother, Lenin Suárez, has served as his primary caregiver.
Sources
- Meyer calls for 'immediate release' of disabled Delaware resident from ICE detention
spotlightdelaware.org·Dec 19, 2025·archived copy
- A disabled Ecuadoran immigrant faces deportation. Del. Gov. Matt Meyer hopes to stop it
spokesman.com·Dec 20, 2025·archived copy
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- baytobaynews.com
- nbcphiladelphia.com
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