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Columbia Heights Says ICE Detained Four Students, Including 5-Year-Old Taken With Father

District leaders report families held in Texas, requesting legal and congressional intervention.

Overview

  • School officials say two students were taken on Tuesday, including a 17-year-old stopped on his way to school and 5-year-old Liam Ramos detained with his father in their driveway after preschool.
  • The district alleges agents used the five-year-old to knock on the door so officers could see whether anyone else was inside the home.
  • Officials report that detained children and parents are being held in a Texas facility, and say one family has an active asylum case with no deportation order.
  • The district says it is working to locate two other students reportedly taken this week and has engaged an immigration attorney to assist the families.
  • School leaders report ICE vehicles lingering near campuses and urge residents to contact their congressional representatives for help.