The incident allegedly took place on November 3 at the USCIS El Monte Application Support Center (ASC) in the City of Industry in Los Angeles County. The facility is where routine biometrics appointments are scheduled for immigration applicants to have their fingerprints, photographs, and signatures taken.
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The caption attached to the video said the mother was on her way to a biometrics appointment as part of an immigration or asylum case. The family friend was prepared to watch the boy, but the agents detained him along with his mother.
An X account using the name 自由鳥 (@standwithfree) claimed on November 5 that an attorney had filed a habeas corpus petition on the child’s behalf. The account also alleged that ICE transferred the boy to a detention center in Texas despite a judge’s order.
That claim has not been independently verified. The family’s current whereabouts also remain unclear.
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