Queens Mother and Daughter Deported to Ecuador After ICE Detention

Deportation of Mother and Daughter

• 🇪🇨 A mother and her six-year-old daughter, who are New York City public school students, have been deported to Ecuador.
• 📌 They were detained by ICE last week during an immigration hearing in lower Manhattan.
• 💔 The 19-year-old son remains in detention at Delaney Hall in Newark.

DHS Statement and Family's Entry

• ⚠️ DHS stated that the family entered the US illegally in 2022.

Lawsuit Against Federal Government

• ⚖️ The Adams administration has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to end ICE arrests at immigration hearings.
• 🏙️ The suit claims that 25% of all courthouse arrests in the country occur in New York City.
• 📈 In recent months, ICE has arrested and sent 130 migrants to detention centers nationwide.

DHS Response to Lawsuit

• 🗣️ A DHS spokesperson defended the arrests, calling it "common sense" to detain individuals in the US illegally at courthouses.