13-year-old Brazilian boy transferred to Virginia facility after ICE detention - masslive.com
ICE arrested the boy, whose family is from Brazil, after an interaction with the Everett Police Department, the Boston Globe reported.
The boy’s mother received a call on Thursday to pick her son up from the department; however, an hour and a half later, she was told ICE had taken her son, the Globe reported.
“ICE does NOT target juveniles or children,” DHS Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to MassLive. “At the time of the detainment, ICE had no knowledge of the individual’s age.”
Judge orders release by Tuesday unless ICE can show grounds for continued detention of the Everett minor who was taken into custody after police interaction.
