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ICE detains 8-year-old Haitian boy in San Diego; family and officials say he is unaccounted for
An eight-year-old Haitian boy in San Diego was taken into federal custody by ICE on November 4 after attending a routine immigration appointment with his uncle. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) states the boy was placed in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) because his uncle could not prove legal guardianship. However, Rep. Juan Vargas and local school officials report the child’s location is unknown, and his family cannot locate him. The boy, a third-grader at Fay Elementary, lost Temporary Protected Status (TPS) earlier this year. DHS denies allegations that the child is in detention, calling such claims a 'depraved attempt to smear' officers, while advocates describe the separation as traumatic and inhumane.
