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8-year-old Haitian boy placed in federal custody alone after ICE check-in
Yahoo • • nation
Key Points:
- An 8-year-old Haitian boy in San Diego was taken into federal custody after attending an ICE appointment with his uncle, following the loss of his Temporary Protected Status earlier this year.
- The boy had been living with his uncle since his father was deported to Mexico last year, but ICE classified the child as unaccompanied due to the lack of formal legal guardianship, resulting in his transfer to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
- ICE stated the removal was done "out of an abundance of caution" to ensure the child's safety, without alleging any wrongdoing by the uncle.
- Advocates and school officials criticized the detention, arguing there was no reason to separate the child from his relatives and warning that such actions disrupt children's access to education and may lead to deportation proceedings.
- The San Diego Unified School District emphasized that children should not lose educational opportunities due to immigration enforcement actions and called for better protections for migrant children in such situations.
