PORT RICHMOND, Staten Island (WABC) -- A 22-year-old soldier on Staten Island says he feels betrayed by the country after ICE took his stepfather into custody earlier this week.

The National Guardsman, who only wants to be identified as Jesus, says his stepfather has no criminal record and now he is reaching out to fellow service members and his community as he begs for his loved one's release.

"My stepfather, who has raised me for as long as I can remember and who I consider my true father was taken into ICE custody while on his way to work early that morning," Jesus said.

On Tuesday morning around 6:30 a.m., the 41-year-old father of five from Mexico was arrested by ICE near the intersection of Castleton and Heberton avenues.

"My sister called me crying to tell me what had happened.

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