An 82-year-old legal U.S. resident and torture survivor was deported to Guatemala after visiting an immigration office in Philadelphia to replace his lost green card, according to his family and local media reports. The man, Luis Leon, had been granted asylum in the United States in 1987 after surviving torture under the regime of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Leon, a long-time resident of Allentown, Pennsylvania, disappeared after his June 20 appointment, during which Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers handcuffed him without explanation, his wife told Morning Call. He was allegedly held in the building for 10 hours before being released, and the family was unable to find out Leon's whereabouts for weeks.
