Maria Gonzalez, a nursing mother from Guatemala who had lived in the U.S. for five years, was detained by ICE agents Monday morning in Fort Myers after the vehicle taking her to work was pulled over, according to friends. She had just dropped off her 4-month-old baby and 3-year-old daughter with a babysitter before the stop, and her husband and young children were later detained as well. Friends described her as a hardworking mother with no criminal history who was actively breastfeeding her infant, and one advocate said the family was targeted 'because of the color of their skin.' ICE said Gonzalez accepted voluntary departure and left the country with her children on October 14, 2026, while friends said she remains at a detention center in Louisiana with her family.