Woman in Car Crash Detained by ICE, Misses Daughter’s Funeral
A mother, Laura Ramírez-González, was detained by ICE and missed her daughter's funeral after the child was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Tennessee. Ramírez-González was seriously injured in the crash and was in custody during the funeral, which she attended via video call. The investigation into the crash continues, with arrests made related to the primary suspect's flight from the U.S.
- ▪Laura Ramírez-González's daughter, Emily, was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Nashville.
- ▪Ramírez-González was detained by ICE while pursuing a U visa and missed her daughter's funeral.
- ▪The primary suspect in the crash is a Honduran national who fled to Mexico.
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By Billal RahmanImmigration ReporterShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.A mother whose 10-year-old daughter was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Tennessee says she was forced to watch the child’s funeral by video call while being held in federal immigration custody, according to Univision, a Spanish-language TV network.On October 5, 2024, Laura Ramírez-González and her daughter Emily Sánchez-Ramírez were struck by a vehicle while riding on Nolensville Pike in Nashville, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. Police said the driver fled the scene.Ramírez-González and her daughter were riding an electric scooter toward Walmart shortly before 6 p.m.
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