Gerardo G.R.: Father of U.S. citizens, caretaker of disabled wife, ordered deported to Mexico
Gerardo Gonzalez Reyes, 44, was detained after a false-report traffic stop. Despite advocacy from his disabled wife and U.S. citizen children, a judge ordered his deportation to Mexico.
May 15, 2026San Marcos, TXCountry of origin: Mexico

On March 14, 2026, Gerardo Gonzalez Reyes, 44, and his 17-year-old son Esteban were arrested during a traffic stop in San Marcos after police responded to a false report. Police confirmed no crime had occurred. Esteban was released, but ICE placed a detainer on Gonzalez Reyes based on prior DWI convictions from 2004 and 2005 and transferred him to T. Don Hutto Detention Center. Despite over two months of community advocacy, vigils, and petitions to drop criminal charges by his family—including U.S. citizen children and a disabled wife who depends on him as a caretaker—an immigration judge ordered his deportation to Mexico in May 2026. His family plans to appeal.
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- San Marcos protesters call for man’s release from ICE custody after false report
CBS Austin·Apr 3, 2026·archived copy
- Arrest affidavits detail San Marcos traffic stop leading to man's arrest, ICE detainment
CBS Austin·Apr 6, 2026·archived copy
CBS Austin·Apr 6, 2026·archived copy
- KXAN
- How a traffic stop in San Marcos led to this father's ICE detention and his family's worst nightmare
KUT·May 15, 2026·archived copy
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