Colombian family detained at routine ICE check-in, deported despite medical needs and legal efforts
Jul 9, 2025·Location: Dilley, TX
Country of origin: Colombia

Nicolle Orozco Forero, her husband Juan Sebastian Moreno Acosta, and their two sons were detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas in June 2025 after arriving for a routine ICE check-in appointment. The family, who had been living in Seattle for two years, were separated by gender during their three-week detention. Their son Juan David, who had a serious kidney condition requiring medical treatment including a recommended biopsy, was denied adequate medical care by ICE officials. Despite legal efforts and community mobilization including support from U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro, the family was eventually deported.
Timeline
Sources
- The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica·Feb 9, 2026·archived copy
- The children of Dilley
CNN·Feb 10, 2026·archived copy
- “Mira qué lugar tan feo al que tu mamá decidió traerte”: tras 128 días en centro de detención de ICE, madre e hija vuelven a su país
Univision·Feb 12, 2026·archived copy
- sandbox.19thnews.org
- After Detention, Families Stranded in Border Town Face Harrowing Journey Home
themarshallproject.org·Mar 2, 2026·archived copy
- 'Everything gone': Venezuelan family says they lost their home and jobs after being detained for 2 months
- ICE Family Detention Center Dilley Under Fire
parriva.com·Mar 1, 2026·archived copy
- CourtListener
- 19thnews.org
- Una mamá y sus dos hijas volvieron a Colombia tras estar encerradas en centro de detención de ICE en EE. UU.:
eltiempo.com·Mar 6, 2026·archived copy
- Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center
columbian.com·Mar 1, 2026·archived copy
- CourtListener
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