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Fifth-grade girl detained in Texas facility, discovered by classmates

A fifth-grade girl from Valley View Elementary was detained with her mother and stepfather after the school lost contact with the family on January 9, 2026. Classmates who had been released recognized her in the Dilley facility's cafeteria.

Jan 6, 2026Minneapolis, MN

Fifth-grade girl detained in Texas facility, discovered by classmates
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A fifth-grade girl from Valley View Elementary was detained at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, along with her mother and stepfather. The school district lost contact with the family on January 9, 2026, and did not know where they were. Her detention was discovered when two schoolmates, who had been detained and then released, recognized her in the detention facility cafeteria. As of the article's publication, the girl remained detained at Dilley.

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