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ICE moves to deport widow of man who died in its custody after she spoke out

Veronica Ramirez, whose husband died in ICE detention in Louisiana, faces deportation after a notice arrived days after she publicly demanded accountability.

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What to know

  • Julian Curo Churata died in ICE custody in Louisiana on Sept. 29 of cardiac arrest from septic shock, with medical records showing a delay in his hospital arrival after ICE said he was in "medical distress."
  • His widow, Veronica Ramirez, publicly demanded accountability in a front-page Washington Post story; days later ICE issued a notice placing her in deportation proceedings.
  • Ramirez's attorney calls the timing retaliatory, noting ICE had not contacted her since her 2023 asylum denial until she spoke out.
  • Ramirez, from El Salvador, says she now fears being separated from her 6-year-old daughter, who has already lost her father.

“I am so afraid. ICE has already taken my daughter’s father, my husband, Julian, away from her. He died while in their custody. Now, I am terrified that they might try to separate her from me as well.”

Veronica Ramirez, Widow of Julian Curo Churata · Washington Post (via Anchorage Daily News) ↗ · Oct 29

Veronica Ramirez Widow facing deportationJulian Curo Churata Deceased ICE detaineeMax Schoening Ramirez's attorneyICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Federal agency

ICE moves to deport widow of man who died in its custody after she spoke out
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    Story spreads via wire pickup and aggregation

    The Washington Post account is republished by the Anchorage Daily News and circulated further through aggregators and social reposts.

    “He wasn’t a criminal. All he wanted to do in this country was work. He paid his taxes, he wanted a better future for his children and for me - for his family. He didn’t deserve this at all. I want justice.”
    — Veronica Ramirez, Widow of Julian Curo Churata · source
    • magdelenehall@mastodon.social

      [The Washington Post] She spoke about her husband’s ICE custody death. Now she could face deportation. She spoke about her husband’s ICE custody death. Now she could face deportation. https://www. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/20 26/10/30/she-spoke-about-her-husbands-ice-custody-death-now-she-could-face-deportation/

      magdelenehall@mastodon.socialMastodon11d agoview on Mastodon ↗
  2. background

    Attorney and Ramirez respond, call notice retaliation — Ramirez's attorney, Max Schoening, says ICE had no contact with her since her 2023 asylum denial until she spoke publicly, calling the timing "clear retaliation." Ramirez releases a statement saying she fears being separated from her daughter as well.

  3. background

    ICE issues deportation notice against Ramirez — A notice initiating deportation proceedings against Ramirez, dated three days after the Post article was published online, orders her to appear before an immigration court next month; it labels her an "alien present in the United States who has not been admitted or paroled."

  4. background

    Ramirez goes public demanding accountability — A front-page Washington Post story quotes Ramirez saying ICE had not told the family what happened to her husband and demanding the truth be told.

  5. background

    Curo Churata dies in ICE custody in Louisiana — Hospital records show he died of cardiac arrest due to septic shock; ICE said guards found him in "medical distress" and took him to the hospital, though medical reports show a long delay between the reported transport time and his recorded hospital arrival.

  6. background

    ICE detains Julian Curo Churata — Curo Churata, a Peruvian national and carpenter who had lived in the U.S. for over a decade, is detained by immigration officers in June.