5-year-old boy detained in viral Texas video deported to Mexico with father
The father chose deportation over detention with his son, and DHS said he had previously been removed to Mexico and later returned without authorization.
- On Tuesday, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 5-year-old Liam Tadeo and his father to Mexico after the father agreed to leave rather than remain in custody at the Dilley Immigration Detention Center in Texas.
- Earlier this month in Austin, Texas, the father pleaded with ICE officers during a traffic stop to release his son; family members said the pair was traveling to a soccer game when detained.
- Attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch stated the father begged for the same release granted to his three-year-old cousin and uncle, arguing the claim that parents have a 'choice' between detention and separation is 'deeply misleading, particularly in this case.'
- DHS officials stated Nieto had been deported to Mexico in February before returning to the U.S. without authorization, while Liam was supposed to start kindergarten this week instead.
- Video circulated online showed Liam in tears while detained beside his father in handcuffs, as Lincoln-Goldfinch continues challenging detention policies, asserting the option to designate a 'safe person' for the child was not provided.
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By Andy Rose and Devon M. Sayers, CNN A 5-year-old boy and his father, who were arrested last week by U.S. immigration authorities, were sent back to Mexico, authorities from the Mexican state of Guanajuato reported this Tuesday.Victor Martinez Nieto and his son, identified by his family as Liam Tadeo, The post Father and son arrested by immigration authorities in Texas last week returned to Mexico, says state government appeared first on KVIA.
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5-year-old boy detained in viral Texas video deported to Mexico with father
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 5-year-old Liam Tadeo and his father to Mexico on Tuesday after the father agreed to leave the U.S. rather than remain in custody with his son at the Dilley Immigration Detention Center in Texas, the familys attorney told Scripps News on Wednesday.The boys father had pleaded with ICE officers during a traffic stop earlier this month in Austin, Texas, to release his son to his mother, fam…
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