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Mother and 14-year-old son detained by ICE, transported to Texas facility

May 28, 2026 · Tempe, AZ, Ecuador

Mother and 14-year-old son detained by ICE, transported to Texas facility

Margoth Paredes, 47, an undocumented immigrant from Ecuador, and her 14-year-old son Dilan were detained by ICE after being found in a vehicle suspected of involvement in immigrant smuggling. While in custody, Paredes was taken to Cecil Shamley School in Tempe to formally withdraw her son from eighth grade during the final week of classes. The family was subsequently transported to the Dilley Family Detention Center in Texas. Paredes' two older children also remain detained in Arizona, and the detention sparked protests outside the school.

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