Yolanda P.M.: El Monte mother caring for daughter with cancer detained in ICE sweep
Yolanda Perez-Magallón, 50, who cares for her daughter with cancer, was detained nearly two weeks during a sweep targeting her son before release on $1,500 bond; she is due in court April 10.
Mar 12, 2025El Monte, CACountry of origin: Mexico
Yolanda Perez-Magallón, a 50-year-old undocumented immigrant and caregiver for her 21-year-old daughter with cancer, was detained by ICE agents on February 24 as a collateral arrest during an immigration sweep targeting her son Jonathan. She was held for nearly two weeks before being released on a $1,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on April 10.
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- Liberan bajo fianza a la madre de una joven con cáncer que había sido detenida por ICE en California
Univision·Mar 13, 2025·archived copy
- Protesta para que liberen a Yolanda Magallón Pérez
Peninsula 360 Press·Mar 6, 2025·archived copy
- Mother Detained While Daughter Battles Cancer: ICE Arrest in El Monte Raises Questions About Humanity in Immigration Enforcement
Our Humanity California·Apr 21, 2025·archived copy
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