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Family advocates say HPD response led to deportation of a Houston resident with mental‑health crisis; council seeks answers
Summary
Speakers and advocates described the arrest and subsequent deportation of Reyna Gonzalez after a July incident they say involved mental‑health needs; councilmembers called for camera footage, meetings with police leadership and more crisis‑intervention resources while officials said factual details are under review.
Family members and community advocates told the Houston City Council on Oct. 7 that Reyna (Reina) Gonzalez, a Houston resident reportedly experiencing a severe mental‑health episode in July, was arrested and later deported after a law‑enforcement response that they say should have used crisis‑intervention services.
Speakers said Gonzalez’s family called for help and asked for mental‑health support. According to the speaker representing the family, Gonzalez was taken to county custody, placed in an "ice hold" and subsequently deported;…
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