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Judge Orders Immediate Return of 14-Year-Old Massachusetts Girl Detained by ICE
Federal judge ruled the girl must be returned and released to her aunt after being detained as part of an operation targeting suspected gang members, raising legal and ethical concerns.
- In a Wednesday hearing, U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin ordered the immediate return of B.E.S., a 14-year-old girl, to Massachusetts with travel starting by 9 a.m. Thursday and release to her maternal aunt pending an affidavit.
- On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Homeland Security Investigations said the teen was found in a vehicle with two adults lacking legal status and was without a caregiver.
- She's scared, but she's a strong kid, Andrew Lattarulo said after the teen was held at the John F. Kennedy Federal Building for about 10 hours and arrived at the New York facility after 7 a.m. Wednesday, enduring nearly 20 hours without sleep or adequate food.
- The judge ordered that the teen be returned and released to her maternal aunt, a U.S. citizen, who must file an affidavit seeking guardianship, while U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan said, 'As a mother to 15- and 11-year-old daughters, I am furious'.
- Judge Sorokin questioned the practice, noting in 22 years he had not encountered a juvenile detained solely because there was no appropriate person to release them to, raising legal and procedural questions, critics say this fits a pattern of minors being used as bait.
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Federal Judge Orders ICE to Return 14-Year-Old to Massachusetts Amid Controversy
A 14-year-old girl at the centre of a high-profile immigration dispute is being sent back to Massachusetts after a federal judge ordered her return, days after she was detained by federal agents and transported overnight to New York in a move that has drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers and lawyers who allege she was used as leverage to target her father for deportation. The teenager was taken into custody by agents from US Immigration and Cust…
By Sarah BetancourtTo read this article in English in GBH News, click here.A 14-year-old girl was arrested on Tuesday by Homeland Security Investigations agents in Marlborough and transferred to a juvenile detention facility in New York City.Judge Leo Sorokin, at a hearing on Wednesday, ordered her to be returned to Massachusetts and handed over to her aunt's custody.The judge repeatedly questioned why she had been transferred out of state, or e…
Federal judge orders ICE to return 14-year-old from Massachusetts to a New York facility
A federal judge Wednesday ordered the return of a 14-year old Massachusetts girl from federal custody in New York. Her attorneys claim she was taken from a car Tuesday in Marlborough and driven across state lines overnight.
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