ICE deports Venezuelan father from Texas to West Africa
Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has deported a Venezuelan father, Carlos Tellez Sanchez, from Texas to West Africa, specifically Liberia, according to CBS News. Tellez Sanchez, 35, had lived in Texas for years before being deported to an unknown location in Liberia hours before his flight. He expressed shock at the country's actions, stating, "I do not understand how a country that considers itself a global hero can act this way towards a human being."
Tellez Sanchez and his 5-month-old American son were separated upon his deportation. He had been in the U.S. since 2021, working at a car dealership and driving for Uber Eats to support his family. An immigration judge in 2021 granted Tellez Sanchez protection from being sent back to Venezuela, but ICE was not bound by that decision and deported him to Africa.
The Trump administration has brokered deportation agreements with various nations, including Liberia, a notoriously dangerous country. Tellez Sanchez's brother in Dallas, Juan, expressed confusion over the decision and defended his brother as a good person. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security stated that Tellez Sanchez had been deported once before and was released under the Biden administration before his arrest by ICE on December 19.
He was deported to Liberia on August 19, following a request for a safe third country. DHS did not dispute Tellez Sanchez's lack of criminal record and offered to provide a free flight home and a $3,000 check if he returned to his home country.
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