By Julia Wick, LAist
August 30, 2017Update [5:50 p.m.]: According to a family spokesperson, Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez was released from Adelanto Detention Center at approximately 5:20 p.m. and has been reunited with his family.
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| ICE arrested Avelica-Gonzales in February as his family watched. |
After six months in the custody of federal immigration authorities, Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez was granted bond during a hearing on Wednesday morning and is expected to be released tonight. Avelica-Gonzalez, who is originally from Mexico, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while dropping his daughters off at school in February. A video of the arrestfilmed by his sobbing, then-13-year-old daughter went viral, bringing widespread attention to his case.[…]
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