Following Cierra Ortega’s sudden removal from “Love Island USA” Season 7, here’s what to know about the controversy and her parents’ response to resurfaced racist posts.

The 25-year-old is no longer in the villa, but has not yet returned home and her parents have pleaded for "compassion, for patience, for basic human decency" from the show's intense fanbase

During the Sunday, July 6, episode of “Love Island USA,” narrator Iain Stirling announced that Cierra Ortega had left the show due to a “personal situation.” Prior to her shocking exit, many fans called for Ortega’s removal after discovering that she used a slur for Chinese people in several social media posts.