Days before DC crime emergency ended, a father was detained by immigration agents in front of his family
Gerson Aaron Lopez-Funes with his wife and daughter Courtesy Emerson Street Media Gerson Aaron Lopez-Funes with his wife and daughter Courtesy Emerson Street Media Gerson Aaron Lopez-Funes had established a routine Whether it was after school or camp he and his family would pick up his -year-old daughter and then head straight to a park The goal was to have his daughter who s autistic and non-verbal get rid of a bit more resource On Monday they left the park and were on their way home when D C police pulled Funes over in Northwest D C His sister Estrella Lopez reported the stop was for an alleged failure to fully stop at a stop sign Neighbors Lopez disclosed described another family member who got to the scene that they witnessed my brother calmly asking questions as the officers were pulling him out of the car My brother was trying to explain to them that my niece is autistic and if he got out of the car she was going to be crying in the car and it was going to put her in a bad place The stop came days before President Donald Trump s crime emergency in D C was scheduled to end Federal agents arrived on the scene and Lopez declared Funes was taken away He s originally from Honduras but has lived in D C for over years and has applied for asylum A judge not long ago gave him a year to find a lawyer and return to court It s been horrible Lopez announced The only brother I have from mom and dad was taken like a criminal According to U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement records Funes is in ICE custody and is in the present at the Caroline Detention Facility in Caroline County Virginia Family members spoke to Funes Thursday morning Lopez declared adding he gets mistreated verbally It s very cold He says it almost feels like a freezer Relatives are concerned Lopez explained because Funes has asthma and necessities medication because he gets very anxious And when he gets anxious he triggers his asthma attacks More stories Over of arrests in Trump s DC law enforcement surge relate to immigration AP analysis finds Kilmar Abrego Garcia wants asylum The US wants to deport him What to know Let s not confuse patriotism with racism Thousands take part in We Are All DC march Now they re contacting various society groups and raising money to hire a lawyer so that we can potentially just get him out of there where he is right now Lopez reported Meanwhile Lopez mentioned Funes daughter hasn t been able to sleep She cries a lot because she s used to her dad telling her stories around bedtime Lopez disclosed He is the main provider for his family and I think he was just ripped apart from his family and in a very unfair way Lopez disclosed He was trying to speak to the officers telling them that he wished to stay silent when they requested him for his status He didn t want to answer that question because he felt discriminated They didn t stop him to ask him that he thought they stopped him for something else Source
