Kevin González, an 18-year-old young man from Chicagodied this Sunday, May 10, in the Mexican state of Durangoafter facing aggressive terminal-stage colon cancer and being reunited with his parents just a day before, Isidoro González Avilés and Norma Anabel Ramírez Amaya.
The case caused commotion in both countries due to the fight against time that the family undertook to reunite before the young man’s death.
Kevin’s parents crossed into the United States illegally in mid-April, after they were denied a humanitarian visa, which they requested to travel to Chicago to say goodbye to their son.
Kevin’s wish was to see his parents again.
Kevin had made public a simple but urgent request: he wanted to say goodbye to his parents.
The young man was going through the most critical phase of the disease. His physical condition was rapidly worsening; He had difficulty speaking, eating and even staying awake, according to his family. Telemundo Chicago.
“My brother’s days are numbered. The only thing I wanted was to have my parents with him,” Jovany Ramírez declared at that time to the same medium.
🔴🕊️ #Durango says goodbye to Kevin González, an 18-year-old young man who touched many people with his fight against terminal cancer and his desire to be reunited with his parents.
Kevin suffered from stage 4 colon cancer and his last wish was to hug his mother and his… pic.twitter.com/tpqH99nrz1
— Prensa Digital (@PrensaDigital9) Might also honest 10, 2026
Kevin had been diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer last January. While he was receiving medical care in Chicago, his parents remained in Mexico due to immigration history that prevented them from legally returning to the United States, as they had previously been deported.
The family tried to enter the United States legally
After learning that Kevin was no longer responding favorably to treatment, heThe family sought humanitarian permits so that Isidoro González Avilés and Norma Anabel Ramírez Amaya could accompany him.
However, US authorities rejected the requests.
NBC Chicago reported that a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) explained that the parents applied for visas tourist B1/B2, thes which were denied due to a history of irregular stay and previous illegal entries into the country.
Desperation led Isidoro and Norma to cross the border again without documents, but they were detained by agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tackle an eye on (ICE) on April 14 near Douglas, Arizona, and transferred to a immigration center in Florence.
THE LAST HUG
Kevin González has Stage 4 colon most cancers. He used to be born in The USA, but his other folk were deported. All he wanted used to be to read his other folk one remaining time- however the Trump administration stated “No!”
nevertheless a federal mediate overruled them & allowed the family reunite
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— Dazzling Liberal and his Feeble English sheepdog (@DougWahl1) Might also honest 10, 2026
Kevin traveled to Mexico to wait for his parents
While his parents were still detained, Kevin made a final decision: leave Chicago and move to Durango to wait there for a possible reunion with his family.
His maternal grandmother’s house became the place where the young man spent his last days accompanied by close relatives.
According to Telemundo Chicagodoctors treating Kevin sent letters to US immigration authorities requesting the humanitarian release of parents and recommending palliative care for the young man due to the irreversible progression of the cancer.
The judge authorized accelerated deportation
The case reached a federal court in Tucson, Arizonawhere a judge had to determine whether Isidoro González would face charges for illegal re-entry into the United States.
During the hearing, Kevin’s father tearfully asked to be sent to Mexico to see his son before he died.
Fernando Sánchez, Mexican consul in Tucson, stated that the judge was moved by the current situation and authorized an accelerated deportation.
Subsequently, consular authorities coordinated the transfer of the parents from Arizona to Mexico to complete the reunion.
The last hug
After crossing through Nogales, SonoraIsidoro and Norma traveled to Durango practically without rest.
On the afternoon of Saturday, May 9, they finally arrived at the house where Kevin remained in poor health. “We have not slept since Wednesday night. We have not rested from going to court,” said Isidoro González after being reunited with his son.
He also remembered the moment that impacted him the most during his detention: seeing Kevin on television asking to hug them again.
“It broke me. I fell to my knees crying,” he said.
Hours after the reunion, Kevin suffered a serious health crisis. Relatives indicated that her last words were “mom.”
Paramedics went to the home and confirmed the death of the young man on the morning of this Sunday, May 10, Mother’s Day.
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