Kids left without either parent at home for 8 days after Mississippi ICE raid
U.S. immigration authorities took eight days before they realized they had detained both parents of two children in Mississippi earlier this month when it launched what became the biggest single-state workplace immigration raid in history, according to interviews with the family.
Ana, a mom of two children, ages 12 and 14, and her brother Pedro spoke with ABC News this week on the condition that only their first names be used because they are both still shaken from the raids. Ana, whose husband remains detained and their cases still pending, was released Aug. 15.
"She's just wants to be with her brother. She's really scared," said Dalila Reynoso, a Texas immigration advocate who works with families.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said everyone that day who told authorities they had children at home was given priority processing. If both parents were arrested, one parent was sent home within 24 hours, a spokesman said.
Bryan Cox, the ICE spokesman, said he was aware of one case involving a couple in which they were both detained for eight days. He said in that case, the woman involved made no claim of children.
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