A man in Colorado who tried to self deport still being held at an immigration detention facility, months later

A man of Laotian descent in Colorado remains at the ICE detention facility in the Denver metro area awaiting deportation that he's not fighting. In fact, he's asking for it.

Keooudone Phetchamphone, who has been under a deportation order since 2010, has informed authorities he wants to go back to Laos. But the family of the 56 year old claims Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been slow in getting the process moving, and "Don," as he is known to family, has missed two flights that have taken deported people to Laos.

Keooudone Phetchamphone, who goes by "Don" Phetchamphone Family

"I thought my brother would just be checked in, six weeks later he would just be gone and back to Laos to start his life. And it is not happening that way," said Don's sister Pathoumma Phetchamphone.