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Liborio P.O.: Husband detained by ICE while driving wife to hospital, sent to Texas

Liborio Parral Ortiz was detained while driving his wife to the ER for back pain and sent to El Paso within 20 hours, separating him from her as she remained hospitalized.

Jan 16, 2026Mounds View, MN

Liborio P.O.: Husband detained by ICE while driving wife to hospital, sent to Texas
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Liborio Parral Ortiz and Bonfilia Sanchez Dominguez, a married couple from Mounds View, Minnesota, were stopped by ICE agents early Thursday morning while driving to Mercy Hospital's Unity Campus in Fridley because Sanchez Dominguez was experiencing back pain. ICE immediately detained Parral Ortiz and transported him to El Paso, Texas within 20 hours, separating him from his wife who remained hospitalized. According to their daughter Shelly Parral Ortiz, ICE agents were posted outside the mother's hospital room, and hospital staff told the family they would not be allowed to return to visit if they left. Security staff also threatened to arrest the family's lawyer when he attempted to speak with Sanchez Dominguez.

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