ICE agents accused of leaving children unattended after father's arrest
Mar 15, 2026·Location: Franklin Township, NJ
Country of origin: Mexico

ICE agents arrested an undocumented father while he was taking his 15-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter, both U.S. citizens, to school in New Jersey. According to witnesses and the family, agents asked the boy to call a relative but drove away before anyone arrived, leaving the two minors unattended on the roadside. The incident violates ICE policy and DHS directives requiring agents to remain on scene until a third party assumes physical custody of minor children.
Sources
- Top ICE official accuses father of detained 5-year-old of 'abandoning his child'
- Father of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota disputes government assertion he abandoned the boy
Associated Press·Feb 2, 2026·archived copy
- ICE agents accused of leaving New Jersey children unattended after arresting father
- KGW
- ICE separates parents, 2-year-old child living in Western New York
investigativepost.org·Aug 8, 2025·archived copy
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