ICE Deports Florence Father To Mexico After Ankle Monitor; Family Says Agents 'Lied'

A Florence, SC family alleges ICE deceived them and deported 42-year-old Raul Castillo Ortiz to Mexico after years of approved stays of removal. Following an August hearing in Charleston, Ortiz was placed on an ankle monitor under supervision; after subsequent check-ins, he was deported around Nov. 7 despite the family's pleas and medical documentation for a child with a severe brain condition. The case aligns with recent reports of increased ICE operations and ankle-monitor use in the Charleston–Florence corridor.