A 9-year-old boy in California was detained by federal immigration agents at an immigration hearing.

Martir Garcia Lara, a fourth-grader at Torrance Elementary School, was taken into custody along with his father on May 29 after reporting to federal authorities in downtown Los Angeles. They were transferred the next day to an immigration facility in Texas, where they are currently held pending deportation to Honduras.

A spokesperson for ICE told Newsweek they remain in federal custody pending deportation to Honduras.

Why It Matters

The arrest comes amid a hardline crackdown on immigration by President Donald Trump 's administration, which has vowed to deport millions of migrants without legal status. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has maintained under the second Trum

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