Associated Press - November 21, 2009 11:54 AM ET

MIAMI (AP) - Two brothers facing deportation to Venezuela have been released from immigrant detention after receiving support from college classmates, community leaders and even U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.

Jesus and Guillermo Reyes walked out of a detention center in Broward County on Friday.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers went to the Reyes' home Nov. 12 and told the brothers' father that the family, which left Venezuela nine years ago, could no longer stay in the United States. Officers detained 25-year-old Guillermo and 21-year-old Jesus, but their father managed to leave and contact his attorney. The brothers' parents and a younger brother went into hiding.

Immigration authorities have agreed to revisit the family's petition for asylum, which had been denied previously.

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