ICE flew 2-year-old to Texas despite court order to release her
Jan 23, 2026·Location: Minneapolis, MN
Country of origin: Ecuador
A 2-year-old girl and her father, both Ecuadorian nationals, were arrested by ICE in south Minneapolis and flown to Texas within hours, despite a federal judge's order to release the child. The judge issued an order at 8:11 p.m. Thursday to release the child by 9:30 p.m., but ICE placed them on a commercial flight to Texas at 8:30 p.m. The child was later returned to Minnesota and reunited with her mother on Friday.
Sources
- ICE flies 2-year-old and father to Texas despite court order
Newsweek·Jan 23, 2026·archived copy
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