Wendy B.: Louisiana mother detained 200 miles from home after routine ICE check-in
Wendy Brito, a Salvadoran asylum-seeker, mother of three and school volunteer who has lived near New Orleans for 15 years, was detained at a routine check-in and is now held 200 miles from her children.
March 2025Basile, LACountry of origin: El Salvador

Wendy Brito, an asylum-seeker from El Salvador and mother of three living in the New Orleans area, was detained after attending a routine check-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She has been in the U.S. for 15 years and volunteers at a local elementary school. Her partner Kremly Marrero said officials told the family she was taken because of "new regulations under the new administration." Brito is now held in Basile, Louisiana, nearly 200 miles away from her home and children, and ICE has declined to comment on the specifics of her case.
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- Louisiana mom had routine ICE check - now she is in detention over 100 miles away
The Independent·Apr 19, 2025·archived copy
- Louisiana mom went for routine ICE check - now she is in detention over 100 miles away
- Louisiana mom went for routine ICE check – now she is in jail over 100 miles away
El Risala·Apr 18, 2025·archived copy
- Wendy Brito, Who Went to Routine ICE Check-In, Detained
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