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18-year-old caring for his younger sister after his mom was arrested by ICE

Name: 18-year-old caring for his younger sister after his mom was arrested by ICE
Uploaded: 2025-12-09T19:14:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 16 s
Description: What began as a normal Monday morning for 18-year-old Jonathan Escalante quickly changed when his mother, Vilma Cruz, called to tell him that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had pulled up behind her car in Kenner, Louisiana. Omar Villafranca reports.

What began as a normal Monday morning for 18-year-old Jonathan Escalante quickly changed when his mother, Vilma Cruz, called to tell him that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had pulled up behind her car in Kenner, Louisiana. Omar Villafranca reports.