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7-year-old NYC student detained by ICE along with mom, teen brother after immigration check-in

The 7-year-old and her mother were sent to a Texas detention center after ICE check-in, marking the first known child detention in NYC during the administration, advocates said.

  • A 7-year-old student at Public School 89 in Queens and her mother were detained by ICE during a check-in at 26 Federal Plaza and sent to Texas.
  • Despite a deportation order from an immigration judge, Martha and her family continued mandated check-ins at 26 Federal Plaza where they were detained.
  • This is the first known ICE arrest of a New Yorker under 18 this year, with Manuel, the 19-year-old brother, later moved to Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
  • The principal of P.S. 89Q: The Jose Peralta School of Dreamers wrote a letter pleading with ICE to release her student, and on Thursday, local lawmakers and advocates rallied for their release.
  • Amid recent weeks of student detentions, she marks the fourth public school student ICE has detained, including Dayra and Manuel, swept up in President Trump’s deportation efforts.
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The City broke the news in on Friday, August 15, 2025.
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