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Brayann Lucero, who has lived in 蜜柚直播 since his parents brought him from Mexico when he was 2 years old, is awaiting renewal of his status in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA.

Last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials asked Lucero to go to an ICE office on Monday morning, where he would be detained unless he pays a $12,000 bond, immigration advocates said at a news conference outside the ICE office on 蜜柚直播鈥檚 south side Monday morning. They equated the bond amount to a 鈥渞ansom鈥� and questioned why he would be detained at all.

鈥淏rayann has complied with any prior requests from ICE and poses absolutely no risk of flight or a danger to the community,鈥� said Cyrina King, a representative of the Keep Brayann Free Coalition.

If he were put in a detention center, 鈥渉is life will be put in unnecessary danger,鈥� King said.

Lucero was diagnosed with lupus two years ago, making him vulnerable to infections. Immigration advocates call ICE鈥檚 detention centers 鈥渢inderboxes鈥� for the spread of the coronavirus. Since the start of April, ICE has reported 233 cases among immigration detainees in 蜜柚直播, out of more than 2,000 cases across the country. ICE has not reported any deaths related to the coronavirus among detainees in 蜜柚直播, but one detainee died in San Diego and another died in Georgia.

On Monday, the private company that runs several immigration detention centers in 蜜柚直播 reported the first death of an employee attributed to COVID-19. A senior correctional officer at the Eloy Detention Center died on Sunday, a week after he last worked at the facility, according to CoreCivic spokeswoman Amanda Gilchrist.

Before Monday鈥檚 news conference outside the ICE office in 蜜柚直播, advocates gave an ICE official a packet of information asking for humanitarian parole for Lucero. The packet contained statements from doctors and about 30 affidavits from family and friends supporting Lucero, including one from Lucero himself.

鈥淚 want to be a part of the 蜜柚直播 community,鈥� Lucero wrote. 鈥淭his is my city. This is my home. I would one day like to create jobs for 蜜柚直播 and help others meet their dreams. I do not remember living in Mexico and I know I have a better life here in 蜜柚直播, my home.鈥�

Lucero could not attend the news conference because of the risk of contracting the coronavirus, organizers said.

Sarah Roberts, a registered nurse, read statements from two doctors who reviewed Lucero鈥檚 medical records. The doctors wrote that Lucero 鈥渨ill require medical management for the rest of his life鈥� and he would be in 鈥済reat danger鈥� in a detention center due to the coronavirus.

After the news conference, Rachel Wilson, the immigration lawyer representing Lucero, said ICE believes Lucero is a flight risk, despite the fact that he hasn鈥檛 gone anywhere.

鈥淣ow, all of a sudden, they demand he present himself to ICE and will not give assurances that he won鈥檛 be detained,鈥� Wilson said.

In May 2019, the Border Patrol pulled over Lucero while he was driving with friends who were undocumented, Wilson said. The Border Patrol accused him of human smuggling, but did not charge him with a crime and the agents let him go.

Immigration officials did not bring up the incident until last week, Wilson said.

鈥淣ow they鈥檙e saying it鈥檚 so serious that he must turn himself in to ICE during the pandemic,鈥� Wilson said.

The ICE public affairs office did not respond before deadline to an inquiry from the Star.

The $12,000 bond is 鈥渘ot just鈥� and 鈥渉olding Brayann could be a death sentence with no trial,鈥� said Lucero鈥檚 15-year-old sister, Nicole Lucero.

Lucero used his DACA work permit to work at restaurants and as a welder, Nicole Lucero said. That permit is now expired and Brayaan Lucero is waiting for renewal. 鈥淗e has a little sister who has Down syndrome,鈥� Nicole said. 鈥淪he is quite attached to him. When she is with Brayann, she is very happy because Brayann is always dancing and playing with her.鈥�

The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing a Trump administration plan to end the DACA program and a decision is expected to be published this week.