US Edition6-Year-Old Girl, Mother From NYC Deported By ICE, Officials Say
Dayra and her mother were deported after receiving final removal orders; their teenage brother remains detained and faces deportation, officials confirmed.
- On August 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed that six-year-old Dayra, a PS 89 student in Queens, and her mother Martha were deported after a routine immigration hearing.
- After showing up to 26 Federal Plaza, Manhattan on Aug. 5, the family was detained; the Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said they entered illegally in December 2022 and received final removal orders from an immigration judge.
- The family was separated during detention, federal officials confirmed Wednesday, with the girl's teenage brother held nearly 2,000 miles away in a detention center in New Jersey while Dayra prepared to return to PS 89 this fall.
- Local elected officials urged accountability and voiced heartbreak, with Assembly Member Catalina Cruz and Councilmember Shekar Krishnan saying, `We are heartbroken to hear the news that early this morning, the Trump administration deported a 6-year-old student from PS 89 in Elmhurst, Queens, as well as her mother, to Ecuador.`
- The NYC Schools spokesperson said the system connects detained families with community and agency partners offering legal support, while Governor Kathy Hochul highlighted Jackson Heights, Queens, as the child's only home.
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An Ecuadorian mother, arrested last week with two of her children after attending a routine hearing at the immigration court in New York City, was deported this Tuesday with her six-year-old daughter, according to the local newspaper The City. Prior to the deportation, both had been transferred to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Her 19-year-old eldest son, Manuel, who had recently graduated from high school, was sent to Delaney Hall facilit…
6-Year-Old Girl, the Youngest Deportee in the u.s. to Ecuador - Latino-News - the Hispanic Newspaper
August 19, 2025 – New York – EFE. An Ecuadorian mother was deported to her country of origin along with her six-year-old daughter, after being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents last week. The arrest occurred during a routine hearing at an immigration court in New York. Both her mother, Martha, and her daughter, who became the youngest immigrant detained by ICE in the city, were transferred to the Dilley, Texas detentio…
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