The Gojcaj family
Credit: KDIV New
On Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Thomas Homan boo-hooed that folks are just being so darn mean about the mass deportation agents that have been tearing families apart, saying, “I’m sick and tired of the constant vilification of these men and women … when you have a congressman who said, quote, ‘the cowardly acts of ICE officers … that terrorize innocent immigrant communities.’ ICE does more protect the immigrant community than any politician ever has done.”
The next day, at 4 AM, Michigan dad Pete Gojcaj found out that his wife, an undocumented immigrant who had been in detention for nearly a month after being arrested at an ICE check-in, had been deported to Albania. Cile Precetaj, who had no criminal record, had lived in the United States for nearly two decades, and is the mom of three young U.S. citizen children, was not allowed to say goodbye to her family:
“My kids are devastated. They can’t stop crying,” Pete Gojcaj told the Free Press Thursday morning. “My children […]
Horror, I’m sorry
This is not quite what it seems. Note this happened in 2013, under Obama’s watch, and she was given 24 hours notice. Still a shame but nor current ICE action as the story implies
John, you need to reread the story. You have confused two events. She was first almost deported in 2014, but wasn’t. These new events occurred last week.