ICE detains 2 doctors serving underserved Texas region - Infosec.Pub

> Dr. Veliz is an award-winning physician who worked at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco as a resident doctor of UT Health RGV. In 2025, Veliz was recognized as the program’s “best resident doctor,” according to his husband. Veliz was part of the family medicine residency program, according to his LinkedIn, and had previously earned a medical degree from La Universidad Central de Venezuela. Veliz has been in the U.S. for about nine years and had entered the country legally. > > “However, due to a recent federal visa pause, Ezequiel’s work permit renewal was halted and he was unexpectedly detained,” the GoFundMe post reads. > > Currently, Veliz is being held in a migrant detention facility in McAllen. > > Dr. Bolivar is an emergency room physician who works for South Texas Health Systems (STHS), one of the largest hospital systems in the Valley. On Saturday, April 11, Bolivar was traveling to meet her husband in California, where the couple were scheduled to attend an asylum interview, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by her family. Bolivar and her 5-year-old daughter — a U.S. citizen — were detained by immigration officials at the airport, according to reporting by The New York Times. The child was ultimately released to a relative later that day. > > Bolivar has been in the United States lawfully for a decade and had a work permit that was valid through 2030, her husband told the Times.