A Minnesota family including a 5-year-old boy is appealing an immigration court decision that denied their request for asylum. The father and son were taken into custody by federal immigration authorities in January.
A Minnesota family is challenging a court decision that would send them back to Ecuador after an immigration judge denied their asylum request.
The case involves a young father and his 5-year-old son who were taken into custody by federal immigration officials in January. The family had sought protection in the United States through the asylum process.
Immigration attorneys for the family are now working to overturn the judge’s decision that rejected their bid to remain in the country legally. The ruling would result in their deportation to Ecuador if the appeal is unsuccessful.
The detention of the father and young child earlier this year has drawn attention to ongoing immigration enforcement actions affecting families with young children.
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