Minnesota toddler detained by ICE flown to Texas amid custody dispute
TL;DR
A 2-year-old girl accompanied her father during an ICE operation in Minneapolis, was flown to Texas the same day despite a court order for immediate release, and was later returned to her mother in Minnesota while her father remained in federal custody. The incident, part of ongoing immigration enforcement in the area, drew protests and highlighted ongoing custody battles surrounding asylum-seeking families.
- Elvis Tipan Echeverria: 2-year-old taken into ICE custody with father in Minnesota and flown to Texas, lawyer says CNN
- Why the Trump administration is detaining immigrant children – and what happens to them next The Guardian
- The Facts Surrounding the ICE Detention of a 5-Year-Old Boy The Wall Street Journal
- Agents detain and send 2-year-old girl and her father to Texas despite court order to release toddler Star Tribune
- DHS releases image of illegal immigrant accused of abandoning his 5-year-old son while fleeing ICE Fox News
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