BOWIE, Md. — A Prince George’s County father arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in front of his young children may soon be transferred to a detention center in California, according to his family.

The man, who was taken into custody Wednesday morning in the Pointer Ridge neighborhood of Bowie, remains detained following a bond hearing on Friday. His wife, Dania Bautista, told WUSA9 he is currently being held in Baltimore and that authorities have informed the family he will be moved to the West Coast.

“I just hope he returns home — we need him to be home,” Bautista said.

The arrest occurred as the man was driving his children to school. Bautista, who filmed part of the incident on her cellphone, said ICE agents approached their family minivan, pulled her husban

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