February 19, 2026
In Crackdown On Worst Of Worst Children, ICE Raids Kids Who Wrote Letters, Deports Sick Two-Month-Old
DHS insists his parents should have simply self-deported.
TL;DR
- Guards at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, reportedly raided family dormitories to destroy children's letters and drawings detailing prison conditions.
- The letters described rotten food, loneliness, and indifferent or abusive treatment by staff, and some parents noted their children had been detained far beyond the 20-day federal court settlement limit.
- Two-month-old Juan Nicolás, imprisoned at Dilley, became seriously ill with respiratory distress and bronchitis.
- Despite being hospitalized, baby Juan and his family were abruptly deported to Mexico with limited funds.
- DHS has faced criticism and has blamed the mother for the child's condition and deportation, while also issuing statements about adherence to legal standards and not separating families.
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