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Chinese National Detained by ICE Despite Pending Asylum Case and U.S. Citizen Children

Feb 13, 2026·Location: Adelanto, CA

Country of origin: China

A Chinese national who arrived in the U.S. in 2014 on a visitor's visa was detained by ICE at the Adelanto Detention Facility on February 13, 2026. He has lived in the United States for over eleven years, has a wife and two U.S. citizen children ages 4 and 1, and has a pending asylum case seeking protection under the Convention Against Torture. The court ordered his immediate release and enjoined the government from re-detaining him without a proper bond hearing.

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