ICE detention of DACA recipient ripples through mixed-status Nebraska family

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: February 7, 2026

Words: 542

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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OMAHA — With his oldest brother detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 22-year-old Angel Angel-Becerril has stepped up as family breadwinner and comforter to his younger siblings.

Often before his toddler-aged brother goes to bed, Angel said the boy turns to him.

“He’ll say, ‘I miss Joel,’” Angel said Friday, as he spoke about his older brother’s pending deportation case. “I tell him that everything is going to turn out okay.”

But he …

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