DACA recipient released from ICE custody

DACA recipient released from ICE custody

STORY OF A DACA RECIPIENT WHOWAS DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 --WHILE BEING HELD IN AN ICEDETENTION CENTER.

TODAY --NINE ON YOUR SIDE'S CIARAENCINAS FOLLOWS UP WITH CARLOSMARTINEZ -- TO HEAR WHAT'SNEXT -- NOW THAT HE HAS BEENRELEASED.MARTINEZ IS NOW A PERMANENTRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES -BUT THAT DIDN'T COME EASY.

HECALLS HIS 355 DAYS IN AN ICEDETENTION CENTER TOUGH.

PKG:CARLOS MARTINEZ: "I MEAN JUSTSEEING TUCSON RIGHT?

JUSTDRIVING THROUGH TUCSON TO THISHOUSE AGAIN.

I HONESTLYTHOUGHT I WAS NOT GONNA COMEBACK HERE AGAIN." THE EXCITEDFEELING WAS MUTUAL FOR HISDAD.

SALVADOR MARTINEZ: "MYWIFE AND I WERE HERE ALONEWONDERING WHAT WOULD BE NEXT -IN A SPLIT SECOND YOUR LIFECHANGES.

MY SON CALLED ME ANDSAID ' GUESS WHAT?

IT'S OVER."I SAID 'OH MY GOODNESS.

WECOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

WE WERESO EXCITED." MARTINEZ SAYS HESPENT HIS DAYS IN A PLACE OFIMMIGRANTS FROM ALL WALKS OFLIFE- SOME GOOD AND SOME WITHCRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS.

CARLOSMARTINEZ: "THERE'S TENSION,ALWAYS, YOU KNOW IN THERE.

YOUDON'T WANT TO MESS WITH THEWRONG PEOPLE.

AND YOU WANT TOALWAYS SAY LIKE NOT GET INTROUBLE BECAUSE AGAIN IT'SGONNA MESS UP YOUR CASE."MARTINEZ LEFT THE ELOYDETENTION CENTER OPTIMISTICAFTER NEARLY A YEAR, BUT STILLREFLECTS ON THE EXPERIENCE HEHAD INSIDE BATTLING THECORONAVIRUS.

CARLOS MARTINEZ:"IT GOT SCARY.

WITH THE THEPULSES I GOT, I FELT SCAREDFOR MY LIFE.

YOU KNOW ,IN THEWHOLE LIFE THIS THE CLOSEST IGOT TO, HEY, I MIGHT NOT WAKEUP THE NEXT DAY." MARTINEZCLAIMS HE WAS ISOLATED ANDTHAT MEDICAL STAFF WOULD CHECKON THEM EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS.THE COMPANY THAT RUNS THE ELOYDETENTION CENTER SAYS THEREHAVE BEEN NO COVID-19 RELATEDDETAINEE DEATHS.

IN ASTATEMENT TO KGUN9 THEY SAY INPART -"WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELYTOGETHER WITH OUR GOVERNMENTPARTNERS AND STATE HEALTHOFFICIALS TO RESPOND TO THISUNPRECEDENTED SITUATIONAPPROPRIATELY, THOROUGHLY ANDWITH CARE FOR THE WELL-BEINGOF THOSE ENTRUSTED TO US ANDOUR COMMUNITIES." HOWEVER,MEDICAL TREATMENT ISADMINISTERED BY ICE- WE HAVEYET TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM.LUCKILY, HE WAS ONE OF THE FEWRELEASED AND GIVEN A SECONDCHANCE.

CLAUDIA AREVALO: "MOSTOF OUR DEFENSES AECANCELLATION OF REMOVAL.

BUTWE HAVE VERY MINIMUM CASESTHAT WE WIN AND THAT'S NOTONLY ME AND TOO MANY ATTORNEYSAND HE'S BECAUSE THE LAW ISDECIDED THAT WAY, CONGRESSPASSED THE LAW THAT IT'S.

THEYPUT EXTREMELY UNUSUAL HARDSHIPIN THE LAW, AND IS VERY VERYHIGH BURDEN OF PROOF TO SHOWTHAT THEY WILL REALLY REALLYSUFFER AND THE CASES THAT WEWIN IS LIKE CARLOS ASPARENTS." SHE CAN NOW CLOSETHE FILE AS CARLOS MOVESFORWARD HOPING HIS STORY WILLSERVE AS A LESSON TO OTHERDACA RECIPIENTS.

"MAYBE BYSHARING THE STORY, YOU KNOWLIKE, PEOPLE DON'T MAKE THEMISTAKE I MADE.

AND BECAUSE IMADE THIS MISTAKE- A DUMBMISTAKE TO GO TO NOGALES,OTHER PEOPLE CAN DO ALL THISSTUPID STUFF, YOU KNOW, AND ITMIGHT AFFECT YOU THE REST OFYOUR LIFE." CIARA ENCINAS,KGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDE.WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT THE