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ICE Deports 6-Year-Old NYC Student and Her Mother to Ecuador After Federal Plaza Arrest

Officials say the case reflects a broader return to courthouse enforcement under the Trump administration.

Masked federal agents walk through the halls outside the immigration courtrooms of Federal Plaza in New York City.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has demanded the "immediate return" of a 7-year-old New York City public school student grabbed last week by federal immigration authorities. (Susan Watts/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul; Barry Williams / New York Daily News)
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Overview

  • The mother and child were flown to Ecuador on Aug. 19 after being detained during an Aug. 12 immigration check-in at 26 Federal Plaza and transferred to the Dilley Family Residential Center in Texas.
  • The 19-year-old son remains in ICE custody at Delaney Hall in Newark, according to officials and agency records.
  • The Department of Homeland Security says the family unlawfully entered the U.S. in December 2022 and had final removal orders after an immigration judge denied asylum.
  • New York Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned the action and demanded the pair’s return, while city leaders pursued legal pressure targeting courthouse arrests and sought greater transparency from ICE.
  • Advocates and officials report multiple recent detentions of New York City public school students, with data showing dozens of children arrested in the region this summer and many already deported.