ALBAWABA - Ángela Vergara, a Colombian congresswoman, appeared in a video crying after federal officers took her son.
In the clip shared on Feb. 13, Vergara was seen with tears along her cheeks while announcing that her son was taken by ICE members in the United States.
The American Congresswoman denounced last Friday that her son, Rafael Alfonso Vergara, has been detained for 18 days by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) in "inhumane conditions".
"A young man who doesn't even have a traffic violation, but who, like many Colombians, is living a nightmare, unable to return to his country, and who urgently needs the State's intervention. That's why today, as a mother, I'm asking for your help," Vergara said in a video posted on her social media.
She also stressed that her son has a legal work permit, a social security number, and a hearing scheduled for 2028 to address his asylum claims. "He has been imprisoned for 18 days, chained up in inhumane conditions, a person who was waiting for his legal status to be resolved," Vergara mentioned.
The Colombian Conservative Party announced support for its representative: " Our solidarity with Representative Ángela Vergara and her family in the face of the difficult situation they are going through, as well as many of our fellow citizens who, in legal asylum processes and without criminal records, face prolonged detentions and adverse conditions abroad."
Who is Ángela Vergara?
Colombian politician Ángela Vergara. (Video screenshot/ X)
Ángela Maria Vergara is a Colombian politician who serves as a Representative to the Chamber of Representatives for the department of Bolívar in Colombia.
She is associated with the Partido Conservador (Conservative Party)
Some social media users reportedly said that before the detention of her son, she was well-known for being a huge supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump. With others claiming that she earlier defended ICE raids, before her son was arrested.
