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Leukemia-Stricken Boy and Family Sue to End ICE Detention After Courthouse Arrest

Family attorneys contend that holding them at Dilley Immigration Processing Center violates their constitutional rights by imperiling the boy’s leukemia care.

A protester against immigration raids waves a flag in front of the 300 North Los Angeles Street Federal Building on Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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A 6-year-old boy and his family are detained at an immigration center in Texas after they were arrested by ICE at a Los Angeles courthouse, according to the family’s attorneys, who argue their detention is unlawful.

Overview

  • ICE agents arrested the Honduran mother and her two children outside a Los Angeles immigration court on May 29 after their asylum case was abruptly dismissed.
  • Since May 30, the family has been confined at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, where attorneys report that the six-year-old’s leukemia symptoms—easy bruising, bone pain and appetite loss—have worsened.
  • The family entered the U.S. legally on Oct. 26, 2024, through the CBP One app and was paroled pending asylum proceedings.
  • Their habeas corpus petition argues that the arrests and expedited removal process violate their Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights.
  • Legal experts say the lawsuit is the first to challenge the administration’s policy of arresting asylum seekers at court hearings on behalf of children.