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Postpartum mother and young daughter detained at Dilley facility

Oct 8, 2026·Location: Dilley, TX

Postpartum mother and young daughter detained at Dilley facility
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Adela Nohemy Castellanos, who gave birth two months earlier, is detained with her 10-year-old daughter Sofia at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, separated from her husband and three other children. According to her family, Adela cannot tolerate the facility's food, is under significant stress, and is unable to sleep while recovering from childbirth. Her attorneys have filed an appeal of her deportation.

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