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Teen soccer star deported to Honduras, mother and sister self-deport to reunite

Jun 24, 2025 · Cheviot, OH, Honduras

Teen soccer star deported to Honduras, mother and sister self-deport to reunite

Emerson Colindres, a 19-year-old high school graduate and soccer player from Cincinnati, was detained by ICE on June 4, 2025, during a routine check-in appointment at an Intensive Supervision Appearance Program facility in Blue Ash, Ohio. Colindres arrived in the U.S. from Honduras at age 8 with his family after they fled gang violence and sought asylum. His asylum case and appeal were denied in 2023, with a final removal order issued. Despite having no criminal record and regularly checking in with ICE as required, he was deported to Honduras on June 17. After learning of her son's deportation, his mother Ada Bell Baquedano Amador—who had been ordered to wear an ankle monitor in April 2025—obtained passports and plane tickets. On June 24, Baquedano Amador and Colindres' sister self-deported to Honduras to reunite with him. The detention sparked protests from his soccer teammates and community members.

Timeline

Jun 24, 2025Colindres' mother and sister self-deport to Honduras to reunite with him; detention sparked protests from soccer teammates and community members
Jun 17, 2025Colindres deported to Honduras
Jun 4, 2025Emerson Colindres detained by ICE during routine check-in at Intensive Supervision Appearance Program facility in Blue Ash, Ohio
Apr 1, 2025Colindres' mother Ada Bell Baquedano Amador ordered to wear ankle monitor and given 30 days to leave the U.S.

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