Seven-year-old's home raided by ICE, father and neighbor's parents taken — she now begs her father not to leave the house
Jan 2026·Location: Minneapolis, MN
ICE raided a home where a seven-year-old girl lived, taking her father and the parents of another child in the home. The girl told Human Rights Watch: 'This is my room. A guy went in there to hide, but they found him,' pointing to the closet in her bedroom. Her father was later released from ICE custody, but the girl now sometimes begs him not to leave the house out of fear. 'They shouldn't do these things, especially when there are children present,' her father said. 'It's very traumatizing when there are children involved.'
Sources
- “A Manufactured Crisis”
hrw.org·Jun 18, 2026·archived copy
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