Undocumented El Monte mom faces decide, sees sick daughter – NBC Los Angeles

For the primary time since being taken into immigration custody on Feb. 24, 50-year-old Yolanda Perez noticed a decide for her first immigration listening to and had a possibility to see her sick daughter, who’s battling most cancers.

“She means the whole lot to me. She’s like my proper hand,” stated Xitlali Tejeda, her 20-year-old daughter who relied on her mother as her major caretaker as she went via chemo remedies.

“She cooks for me. She does the whole lot for me. Modifications me. She showers me. She’s there for me. She doesn’t go away me alone,” she continued via tears. “If I’m in the lounge, she comes with me. If I’m within the room, she lays with me. She simply by no means leaves my facet.”

Tejeda traveled from El Monte to San Diego on Thursday morning for the listening to, however the proceedings lasted just some minutes and had been over earlier than Tejeda made it inside.

Her mom’s legal professional filed a request for a listening to to find out if Perez could possibly be launched on bond. The decide scheduled the subsequent listening to in her case for March 20, with that bond listening to to be held someday within the interim.

“It is actually a life and loss of life scenario,” Acalin stated. “The daughter is gravely in poor health. She wants the mom as her full-time caretaker to take her to her docs, to the remedies.”

Yolanda was arrested outdoors her El Monte house as immigration brokers focused her son Johnathan, who can also be undocumented however had a number of non-violent convictions for drug possession

Acalin stated Johnathan did his time and went to rehab.

Yolanda had a misdemeanor cost from 20 years in the past for shoplifting. Acalin stated she stole meals to eat.

“Clearly this individual is just not a nationwide safety danger or a hazard to society,” stated Acalin. “In prison court docket, that is the equal of a foul rushing ticket.”

Acalin stated she paid a wonderful and restitution and the case was closed years in the past.

“By no means had an issue earlier than, by no means had an issue since.”

However it may hang-out her now as she asks to be launched to look after her daughter, who simply discovered her work’s medical insurance was reduce off and chemo was placed on maintain.

“Love you,” stated Xitali to her mom over a video name outdoors the detention heart. “Love you too, mommy,” responded Yolanda.

The El Monte mom is praying for the day she’ll be launched to handle her daughter.

“My daughter wants me outdoors,” stated Yolanda.

“I hope they discover it of their hearts to let her go and be with me,” stated Xitali.