Surrey family fears for life of Osman Fernando de León Reyes if deported to Guatemala
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Osman Fernando de León Reyes, a 29-year old Guatemalan man, is facing deportation from Surrey next week. His lawyer is seeking a judicial stay order from the Federal Court of Canada to urgently stop his deportation so that Mr. Reyes is not separated from his family and not deported back to imminent danger in Guatemala.
Mr. Reyes has two Canadian-born children, Diahanara aged eight and Dilan aged three. His wife, Heidy Stephany Pinto Zepeda, is a permanent resident and works in the cleaning industry. She is extremely distraught about the separation the family will face as a result of his pending deportation. “I love my husband, I am so sad and disappointed that Canada is taking away my husband from my life and my kids lives. He is a good man and a lovely father, and I fear for his life if he is deported back to Guatemala,” says Heidy Stephany Pinto Zepeda.
Mr. Reyes is currently living with mental health issues in relation to the traumas he has experienced. According to Natalie Blair, a registered nurse who has worked with him, “With the threat of deportation looming, his health is being compromised and is at risk.”
