Cancer, detention and deportation: One family’s ‘nightmare’ year

A Palm Beach County family is fighting for the release of their loved one from immigration detention, as the wife battles stage 3 breast cancer without her husband by her side.

Luis Travieso has been detained at “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades since October. His family says he has followed immigration orders since coming to the United States more than 50 years ago.

Cancer, detention and deportation: One family’s ‘nightmare’ year

While most people look forward to the new year with excitement, the Travieso family faces uncertainty and fear.

“I just can’t believe that this is my reality,” said Ulissa Montero, Luis’ stepdaughter…

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