School athlete placed in guardianship after injury faces possible deportation [Video]

A former star high school athlete who moved to Florida from Haiti and suffered a major head injury in an accident more than a decade ago ended up in guardianship and received a substantial financial settlement.

But now his money has run out, his guardian has been removed from his case, and he faces an uncertain future.

From star athlete to brain injury patient

Wilkins Vilcin, 34, is the youngest resident of his assisted living facility. He wears diapers and needs help dressing, bathing and completing daily tasks.

“He needs 24-hour care … an eye on him,” said his sister Fabiola Vilcin Borgelin.

Photo collages on his wall show better days when Wilkins was a standout athlete at St. John Neumann Catholic High School in Naples, Florida.

“Run track, play football, run cross country,” Vilcin said, struggling to find words to describe his participation in high school sports.

Vilcin, his father, his brother, and three sisters moved …