ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING IN FAIRFIELD AT 1130 IN THE MORNING. A BOY WHO IS DEAF AND WAS DEPORTED OUT OF THE BAY AREA HAS HIS HEARING AIDS AGAIN TONIGHT. WE TOLD YOU. ON FRIDAY, AUTHORITIES DETAINED A MOTHER AND HER TWO CHILDREN DURING A ROUTINE CHECK IN LAST WEEK. THE MOTHER’S ATTORNEY SAYS HER SIX YEAR OLD CHILD WAS DEPORTED WITHOUT HIS HEARING AIDS. DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN ERIC SWALWELL, WHO IS ALSO RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR, SAYS HIS TEAM WENT TO COLUMBIA TO DELIVER THE HEARING DEVICES. HIS LIFE IS IN DANGER, FRANKLY, AND AS AS WELL AS HERS. THEY’RE THEY’RE IN HIDING BECAUSE OF THE THE VIOLENCE THAT THEY ESCAPED IN COLOMBIA. AND WHICH WAS THE REASON WHY THEY SOUGHT REFUGE IN THE UNITED STATES. UNFORTUNATELY, ANYONE WITH A CHILD, THEY SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY PLAN BECAUSE OF THIS, FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION, AS YOU’VE SEEN WITH THIS SITUATION, THEY DON’T CARE. THEY DON’T CARE THAT THIS CHILD HAS A MEDICAL DEVICE. THEY DON’T CARE WHAT HIS MEDICAL NEEDS ARE. HOMELAND SECURITY SAYS THE FAMILY HAD A DEPORTATI
California congressman’s staff deliver hearing aids to a deaf 6-year-old who was deported from Bay Area
Democratic Rep. Swalwell, who is also running for governor, said his team traveled to Colombia to deliver the hearing devices.
Updated: 10:34 PM PDT Mar 9, 2026
A 6-year-old boy who is deaf and was deported from the San Francisco Bay Area has received his hearing aids in Colombia after Congressman Eric Swalwell’s team delivered them.Authorities detained the boy’s mother and her two children during a routine check-in last week, and the mother’s attorney reported that the child was deported without his hearing aids. The had spent about four years in the Bay Area, having escaped an abusive relationship, according to the lawyer.”His life is in danger, frankly, and as well as hers, they’re, they’re in hiding because of the the violence that they escaped in Colombia, and which was the reason why they sought refuge in in the United States,” attorney Nikolas De Bremaeker said.Democratic Rep. Swalwell, who is also running for governor, said his staff traveled to Colombia to deliver the hearing devices.”Unfortunately, anyone with a child, they should have a safety plan because of this federal administration, as you’ve seen with this situation, they don’t care,” Alameda County Supervisor Elisa Márquez said. “They don’t care that this child has a medical device. They don’t care what his medical needs are.” Homeland Security stated that the family had a deportation order from 2024 and that the mother chose to be deported with her children.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. —
A 6-year-old boy who is deaf and was deported from the San Francisco Bay Area has received his hearing aids in Colombia after Congressman Eric Swalwell’s team delivered them.
Authorities detained the boy’s mother and her two children during a routine check-in last week, and the mother’s attorney reported that the child was deported without his hearing aids.
The had spent about four years in the Bay Area, having escaped an abusive relationship, according to the lawyer.
“His life is in danger, frankly, and as well as hers, they’re, they’re in hiding because of the the violence that they escaped in Colombia, and which was the reason why they sought refuge in in the United States,” attorney Nikolas De Bremaeker said.
Democratic Rep. Swalwell, who is also running for governor, said his staff traveled to Colombia to deliver the hearing devices.
“Unfortunately, anyone with a child, they should have a safety plan because of this federal administration, as you’ve seen with this situation, they don’t care,” Alameda County Supervisor Elisa Márquez said. “They don’t care that this child has a medical device. They don’t care what his medical needs are.”
Homeland Security stated that the family had a deportation order from 2024 and that the mother chose to be deported with her children.
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