Yancarlos Mendez, 27, was driving without a license in Cincinnati, Ohio when he was recently involved in a traffic accident. As a result, his visa status as a non-immigrant tourist in the US was discovered. Mendez, who made his living in the United States as a mechanic, did not have authorization to work in the US and will most likely be deported.
The reason that this case has made headlines is the fact that young Mendez together with his girlfriend are the guardians and sole supporters of his six-year old stepson who is paralyzed from the waist down because of a traffic accident. Dozens of persons in the United States, including singer and actress Alyssa Milano, have spoken out about this case.
Unfortunately, Mendez who was born in the Dominican Republic but raised in Spain, has lost his appeal to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE).
The young child, Ricky Solis, was injured in a traffic accident in February 2017 in the Cincinnati suburb of Fairfield. The young boy is a United States citizen and is the son of Sandra Mendoza.
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Diario Libre
11 January 2018
