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Colombian mother separated from children at ICE check-in despite torture protection ruling

Aug 20, 2026·Location: Baltimore, MD

Country of origin: Colombia

Colombian mother separated from children at ICE check-in despite torture protection ruling
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A Colombian mother was separated from her two young children during a routine ICE check-in in Baltimore, despite an immigration judge having ruled she would likely face torture or persecution if deported to Colombia. She was transferred to the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona and remained in ICE custody for months afterward. An Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting analysis identified her as one of more than 120 immigrants in Arizona whom ICE continued to detain even after judges had barred their deportation to their home countries due to humanitarian protections.

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