QUEENS, New York (WABC) — A 6-year-old girl and her mother, who were detained by ICE in Queens, have been deported to Ecuador.<\/p>\n
The girl was a student at P.S. 89 in Elmhurst, Queens.<\/p>\n
They were taken by ICE last week after a routine immigration check-in at 26 Federal Plaza.<\/p>\n
“No child or family should be uprooted from their community or feel forced to hide in the shadows,” said New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos. “This is a child that should be preparing to go back to school this fall, where they are cared for, valued, and – most importantly – safe.”<\/p>\n
The girl’s 19-year-old brother was also picked up. He remains in ICE custody at Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey.<\/p>\n
Eyewitness News has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security, but have not yet heard back.<\/p>\n
The 6-year-old was the first known ICE arrest of a New York City child under the age of 18 during President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.<\/p>\n
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