Cancer Patient's Mother and Primary Caregiver Detained by ICE Despite No Criminal History: 'My Life Is Falling Apart'

California mother Yolanda and her son Johnathan detained by ICE, leaving their daughter and sister, Xitlali, to battle bone cancer without a caregiver. (Credit: NBC Los Angeles)

In El Monte, California, a mother is living every parent's nightmare—detained by ICE despite no criminal record, leaving her daughter, Xitlali, to fight bone cancer alone.

Yolanda, 50, and her son Johnathan were recently taken into custody, leaving her daughter, Xitlali, 21, without a caregiver.