Overview
- ICE arrested Dulce Consuelo Madrigal Diaz on December 14 in Baltimore, and DHS says she is a Mexican national who previously told CBP in 2023 that she was from Mexico and is subject to a 2024 removal order.
- Diaz’s attorneys assert she was born in Laurel, Maryland, and say they verified records with a local hospital and county officials, sharing redacted birth and immunization documents with Newsweek.
- U.S. District Judge Brendan Hurson ordered that Diaz could not be deported before a hearing, according to the attorneys and media reports.
- Her lawyers report she was transferred to a detention facility in Louisiana and say they have been unable to confirm her whereabouts or speak with her, while the family was told she had been deported.
- ICE and DHS dispute the citizenship claim and the validity of documents, state that detainees have access to legal calls, and say her case is being adjudicated as the viral case draws national attention.