Victor Martinez Nieto and his 5-year-old son, Liam Tadeo, were detained by federal immigration officers on August 16, 2026, while driving to a children's Sunday soccer game in North Austin. The pair, who lacked legal immigration status, were held together at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas, where officials told Martinez Nieto he must agree to be deported with his son or risk Liam being placed alone in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody. Family attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch said ICE denied requests to release Liam to his mother, even though a three-year-old cousin and uncle detained in the same stop were released. A family spokesperson said Liam had been preparing to start kindergarten that week, and his mother asked for the family's reunification. Video of Liam crying beside his handcuffed father circulated widely, and Texas Reps. Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar publicly called for their release, with Castro being denied a visit at Dilley. Martinez Nieto ultimately chose to depart voluntarily with his son, and the pair were deported to Mexico.