‘He is my lifeline’: Man in limbo after brother from Venezuela is detained by ICE while trying to donate kidney

Alfredo Pacheco, a Venezuelan immigrant who earlier this year was diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure, displays a photo of himself and his brother José Gregorio González, March 26, 2025, in Cicero. Gonzalez, also an immigrant from Venezuela, was set to donate a kidney to his brother but was detained by ICE agents. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

By Laura Rodriguez Presa | larodriguez@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune

UPDATED: March 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM PDT

The two are pleading with immigration authorities to release Jose Gregorio González on humanitarian parole to donate the kidney.

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Originally Published: March 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM PDT

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