Amid Expanding ICE Detention, Ecuadorian Family’s Ordeal Highlights Plight of Asylum Seekers
NEW YORK – A 6-year-old girl, her mother, and her 19-year-old brother were detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Lower Manhattan this week, sparking immediate outcry from advocates and public officials. The family, identified as Martha, her daughter Dayra, and her son Manuel, had reportedly fled violence in Ecuador and…
