Laguna Niguel Couple Detained, Repatriated

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'They have never broken the law': An O.C. couple's deportation is part of a trend, advocates say

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Nelson and Gladys Gonzalez lived in the U.S. illegally for decades , working hard and raising a family.

But when they showed up for a routine check-in on Feb. 21 , they were detained and sent back to Colombia .

Advocates say the couple’s case is part of a troubling trend: immigrants living in the country without legal authorization, who have no criminal history, are being detained and deported.

The couple's trek to the U.S. happened at a time when Colombia was wracked with armed conflict, political and drug violence that resulted in the deaths of many Colombians .

Nelson Gonzalez , 59 , applied for asylum in 1992 but that his case was closed in June 1998 , when he failed to attend an interview.

In the summer of 1998 , an immigration judge also found that Gladys Gonzalez , 55 , had no legal basis to stay.

The pair agreed to leave the country in 2000 but instead they sought an appeal for each of their cases.

ICE officials did not say if they were allowed to stay while they waited for their appeals to be heard.

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