Eight-Year-Old Haitian Boy Taken Into Federal Custody in San DiegoFederal Custody Separates Haitian Boy From His CaregiverICE Places Haitian Child in Federal Care After Guardianship Question
An 8-year-old Haitian boy was taken into federal custody after an immigration check-in in San Diego on November 5. He remains under the supervision of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, school officials and advocates say.An 8-year-old Haitian student was taken from his uncle after an ICE check-in in San Diego on November 5 and placed in federal care. The case highlights the human cost of aggressive immigration enforcement.ICE transferred an 8-year-old Haitian boy to federal care after his uncle could not establish legal guardianship at a San Diego check-in on November 5. The child remains with the Office of Refugee Resettlement.