7-year-old NYC student detained by ICE along with mom, teen brother after immigration check-in
The 7-year-old and her mother were sent to a Texas detention center after ICE check-in, marking the first known child detention in NYC during the administration, advocates said.
- A 7-year-old student at Public School 89 in Queens and her mother were detained by ICE during a check-in at 26 Federal Plaza and sent to Texas.
- Despite a deportation order from an immigration judge, Martha and her family continued mandated check-ins at 26 Federal Plaza where they were detained.
- This is the first known ICE arrest of a New Yorker under 18 this year, with Manuel, the 19-year-old brother, later moved to Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
- The principal of P.S. 89Q: The Jose Peralta School of Dreamers wrote a letter pleading with ICE to release her student, and on Thursday, local lawmakers and advocates rallied for their release.
- Amid recent weeks of student detentions, she marks the fourth public school student ICE has detained, including Dayra and Manuel, swept up in President Trump’s deportation efforts.
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6-year-old girl detained by ICE along with mom, brother
By Adi Guajardo Click here for updates on this story MANHATTAN, New York (WCBS) — Three family members, including a 6-year-old girl, were detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after what was supposed to be a routine immigration hearing in Lower Manhattan. Efforts are underway to try to get the family out of ICE custody. Mom and daughter sent to Texas detention center, son to N.J. Mariposa Benitez, a founder of …
6-year-old girl detained by ICE along with mom, brother | News Channel 3-12
By Adi Guajardo Click here for updates on this story MANHATTAN, New York (WCBS) — Three family members, including a 6-year-old girl, were detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after what was supposed to be a routine immigration hearing in Lower Manhattan. Efforts are underway to try to get the family out of ICE custody. Mom and daughter sent to Texas detention center, son to N.J. Mariposa Benitez, a founder of …
ICE in Courts: Feds seizure of 7-year-old Queens public school student and her family sparks outrage among local officials
New York officials expressed outrage and heartbreak over ICE's seizure of a 7-year-old Queens girl and two of her family members at immigration court last week. As first reported by The City, a 7-year-old Queens Public School student, her mother, and her 19-year-old brother were arrested by ICE while attending a legally mandated court hearing at 26 Federal Plaza; it's the first known instance of a child being taken into custody in such a manner …
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