According to an immigration attorney, an Ecuadorian father and his five-year-old son detained in Columbia Heights were legal asylum-seekers who followed proper procedures. The pair entered the country through the Brownsville, Texas port of entry in 2024 and utilized the CBP One app to declare their intent to seek asylum. The attorney stated the father and son were detained by ICE and sent to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in San Antonio, Texas. Conflicting accounts exist, with the Department of Homeland Security claiming the father ran away and abandoned his child, while school officials dispute this. The school community expresses concerns about the impact of increased ICE activity on students’ safety and well-being.
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Lawyer: Detained Asylum Seekers Highlight Rule of Law Collapse
According to an immigration attorney, an Ecuadorian father and his five-year-old son detained in Columbia Heights were legal asylum-seekers who followed proper procedures. The pair entered the country through the Brownsville, Texas port of entry in 2024 and utilized the CBP One app to declare their intent to seek asylum. The attorney stated the father and son were detained by ICE and sent to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in San Antonio, Texas. Conflicting accounts exist, with the Department of Homeland Security claiming the father ran away and abandoned his child, while school officials dispute this. The school community expresses concerns about the impact of increased ICE activity on students’ safety and well-being.
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