politics
‘They kidnapped a hard-working kid off our streets’: the gardener seized by ICE
Gerson Turcios was 17 when he fled violence in Honduras to build a new life in the US. Six years later, he was mowing lawns in his home town of Rhinebeck when immigration officers took him. Within hours, friends, neighbours and local celebrities sprang into action. Could they stop his deportation?
TL;DR
- Gerson Turcios fled violence in Honduras at age 17.
- He was arrested by immigration officers while working in Rhinebeck, six years after arriving in the US.
- Friends, neighbors, and local celebrities initiated efforts to halt his deportation.