Gangrel has called on his social media followers to help a female independent wrestler detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
The former WWE star shared a GoFundMe page on his Facebook account that was set up to cover legal costs for Nicolth Hernandez-Lucero, who wrestled in Florida with her sister Tiffany as the Lucero Twins before her encounter with ICE.
Gangrel, who shot to fame in the late 1990s with a vampire gimmick in WWE, trained trained Hernandez-Lucero. He wrote
in the caption of his Facebook post: “Please help if you can, great people in a terrible situation.”
In another social media post that included the above photo with the Lucero sisters, Gangrel wrote: “My thoughts and prayers are with Nicolth Acosta-Lucero and her family Tiffany Lucero!”
The GoFundMe was organized by Nicolth’s husband, Noah Lazega, and provides details about her situation.
“Recently, Nicolth was detained by ICE despite having entered the country legally, holding a valid work permit, and having a pending asylum case,” Noah wrote on the GoFundMe page, in part. “She is currently being held in a detention facility, and the circumstances of her detention have been incredibly distressing for our family and everyone who knows her. The legal process to fight for her release is complex and the fees are rapidly accruing, putting a tremendous financial strain on us during an already difficult time.”
Nicolth’s husband mentioned she is a surgical technician at a local hospital and called her a “model citizen.”
Among the top donors to the GoFundMe as of press time are WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch, and her fellow NXT Horsewoman Bayley. The legal name of AEW star Kris Statlander also appears among those who’ve donated.
Speaking to NBC Miami, Noah said Colombia-born Nicolth has been in the United States since she was 15, and noted they were just married in December.
Noah said his wife was stopped by ICE agents when she was driving home. He said he recorded a phone call from Nicolth during the encounter, and she asked about probable cause but wasn’t given a clear answer.
Nicolth’s attorney, Justin Gould, told NBC Miami the wrestler had entered the country legally and has since been going through the long asylum process with her family. He noted to the news station that Hernandez-Lucero has no criminal record.
Noah asked for any form of help, from sharing about the GoFundMe fundraiser to “offering words of encouragement.”
“Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for standing with us and helping us fight for Nicolth’s freedom,” he wrote.
Let us know in the comments what you think about Nicolth Hernandez-Lucero’s situation.
