Fort Wayne family seeking justice for man facing deportation

Latino leaders in the Fort Wayne community feel Allen County Sheriff David Gladiuex broke a promise that ICE detainers would not be in Allen County.

I'm hunter petroviak.thanks for joining us.a fort wayne man faces deportation after he was arrested in connection to downtown protests.

Fox 55's jeremy masukevich tells us the demands for justice coming from the man's family and leaders of the latino community.

Nat hector nobody deserves to be.

To be taken away from their family just because of one mistake.jorge oliva was one of thousands to participate in protests in fort wayne.but days after the unity march oliva was arrested on charges of obstructing traffic and resisting arrest.and now he's in a wisconsin detention center where he could be summoned to the chicago ice headquarters and face deportation.lower third: paula avila, hispanic leadership coalition of ne indiana president sot paula avilawe cannot keep separating families because it causes a lot of emotional distress causes trauma and mental health issues.paula avila with the hispanic leadership coalition says allen county sheriff david gladieux broke his promise to the latino community in fort wayne...sot paulai want you to think about that, think about your own children and how you would like them to be treated, and at this point i want the sheriff to keep his promise that he promised people of the latino community before his reelection.a promise that u.s. immigration customs enforcement, or ice, would not have detainers in allen county.

Lower third: hector oliva, jorge's younger brother sot hectorillegal people need to be treated the same.

We want to live our life like actual documented people.jorge's family is calling the fort wayne community to action.they are asking the community to make calls and to sign a petition urging the ice field director in chicago to release jorge to his family.nat with 500 phone calls today, from neighbors and friends right here in fort wayne, indiana asking for a stay to removal.

So he can be reunited with his family.jorge's brother hector says it may take more protests and hundreds of calls .but they are willing to do whatever it takes to get jorge back to the people depending on him.sot hectori'm the youngest out of the whole family so i need that big role model.

It means a lot.

I really want my brother free.

He has two kids and he needs to be out for them.in fort wayne, jeremy masukevich, fox 55 news we reached out to the allen county sheriff's department about george oliva's arrest but were