Heury Gómez, 43, has spent close to three months in ICE detention. Courtesy Gomez family

When Heury Gómez returned from a much-awaited birthday vacation in August, he was ready for the responsibility of a lifetime: caring full-time for his disabled son.

A few months before the vacation, Gómez, a 43-year-old legal resident of the US from the Dominican Republic, had been awarded full custody of 18-year-old Noah, who suffers from cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Noah is nonverbal, cannot walk and requires continuous care. Gómez took the 5-day trip to Mexico City as a brief respite before starting intensive training to care for Noah at his home in New York City.

However, Gómez never started training. He was arrested by US Customs and Border Protection when he arrived at Newark Airport in New

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