New hope arises for the immigration condition in the U.S. after a Mexican immigrant, who previously crossed the border in 1999, was identified by his family after 16 years, Fox News Latino reports. The immigrant known as "Garage 66" was involved in an accident while trying to enter the U.S. borders. He has been on life support and it is only recently that he and his family reconnected.

After months of reports about the immigration conditions in the U.S., including several complaints on immigration raids that kicked off early January, the news about "Garage 66" is refreshing, per the news agency. Even though he was unable to speak or move, he was given the opportunity to reconnect and possibly be reunited with his family soon.

The name "Garage 66" was derived from a repair shop of the vehicle he was riding during the accident. The fatal incident resulted to "Garage 66" being on life support and unable to speak or move. He is confined at the Villa Coronado Skilled Nursing Facility in San Diego, the publication adds.

During the June 1999 incident, "Garage 66," along with other immigrants who are believed to be from South Mexico, tried to evade a U.S. Border Patrol but, unfortunately, had a tragic crash.

U.S. rights group Border Angels did everything to help "Garage 66" locate his family, especially in his condition. The news outlet further revealed that it was through a DNA test that "Garage 66's" family was identified. However, there is still no news of them being reunited as of the moment.

"A volunteer of ours had been going to the facility and holding his hand. She came to me and asked if I could help find his family," Director of the Border Angels Enrique Morones said as quoted by the news outlet.

The news comes in the midst of immigration issues in the U.S., where immigrants are separated from their families, NBC San Diego reports. However, the mysterious case of "Garage 66" became a beacon of hope for many, according to Morones.

"If this young man could be identified after 16 years without a single word, there's hope," he said as quoted by the Latin American Herald Tribune.