Authorities transferred Gabriel Johnson, aged 55, to a hospital following the onset of stroke-like symptoms while he was in detention. This situation has left his family deeply concerned about his health.

Gabriel Johnson migrated to the United States as a teenager. He received a withholding of removal, which prevents his deportation to Liberia.

Leila Register from NBC News reported on the matter, alongside images from Getty and courtesy of the Johnson family. The incident occurred on August 8, 2026, at 6:00 AM EDT.

A little more than two weeks passed since Gabriel Johnson’s arrest by ICE when his family received alarming news. His daughter, Gabri Johnson, received a dreaded call informing her that her father, who serves as a pastor in North Carolina, was hospitalized in Texas following a stroke.

Gabri Johnson expressed that ICE has not disclosed information regarding her father’s medical care or his current condition, leaving the family in uncertainty.