MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) - The Iowa man who sued the federal government after he claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement was holding him without due process is going to be deported.

Noel Lopez De La Cruz , a 24-year-old landscaper, had his last hearing Wednesday morning, and his family received heartbreaking news.

Noel is going to be deported to Mexico in a week or two, a country he has never known.

Mercedes De La Cruz Santos, Noel’s mom, got a phone call from him this morning telling her about his deportation.

“Me hice la fuerte porque no quería llorar para que él no se viniera abajo. Le dije, está bien, hijo. Le digo, pues se hizo todo lo posible,” Santos said. ( “I put on a brave face because I didn’t want to cry and upset him. I said, ‘It’s OK, son.’ I told him that we did ever

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