Today, Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to return a local teen to his family.
“On behalf of the Town of Hillsborough, I extend my support to Isaac Gallegos and his family and call for his immediate return to our community while awaiting resolution of his asylum proceedings,” the mayor said in his statement.
Last week, Gallegos, 19, who graduated from Orange High School in 2025, was separated from his mother during an asylum meeting in Charlotte. N.C. Sen. Jonah Garson, D-Orange, Caswell, Person, shared on social media that he had been in contact with Gallegos’ family, and that the Orange County teen had been transported to detention in Georgia…