QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – PIX11 News has learned that ICE is detaining a 7-year-old girl and her immediate family, sources confirmed Saturday morning.

The 7-year-old, a student at a New York City Public School, and her mother were sent to an ICE detention center in Texas. Her 19-year-old brother remains in ICE custody in New Jersey, officials said.

“It is disgusting that a child would be taken into ICE detention this way,” Queens City Councilman Shekat Krishanan said in an interview with PIX11 News. “She should be with her mom, getting ready for school in a couple of weeks. She should be buying school supplies."

This is the first known ICE arrest of a New York City child under 18, Krishnan said in a social media post.

The student’s name, which is not being released due to her age, was a s

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