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U.S. citizen children left alone on roadside after ICE arrests father

A father was arrested by ICE while driving his teenage son and daughter, both U.S. citizens, to school in New Jersey; agents left the children unattended on the roadside before anyone arrived to take them.

Mar 15, 2026Franklin Township, NJCountry of origin: Mexico

U.S. citizen children left alone on roadside after ICE arrests father
Photo via News 12 New York

ICE agents arrested an undocumented father while he was taking his 15-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter, both U.S. citizens, to school in New Jersey. According to witnesses and the family, agents asked the boy to call a relative but drove away before anyone arrived, leaving the two minors unattended on the roadside. The incident violates ICE policy and DHS directives requiring agents to remain on scene until a third party assumes physical custody of minor children.

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