Overview

• ICE has approved temporary humanitarian parole for José Gregorio González, allowing him to donate a kidney to his brother, José Alfredo Pacheco, who is suffering from end-stage kidney failure.
• González, detained on March 3, 2025, is expected to be released by April 4, enabling the brothers to resume the transplant process urgently needed to save Pacheco's life.
• Advocacy efforts by nonprofit organizations and elected officials, including Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin, were instrumental in securing González’s release.
• Pacheco, who requires dialysis three times a week, faces a life-threatening delay if the transplant does not proceed; the kidney donation could also facilitate a paired kidney exchange to save another life.
• The case highlights the ethical dilemmas of immigration enforcement policies and the critical role of public advocacy in influencing humanitarian parole decisions.