Toddler Returned To ICE Custody After Hospitalization
February 8, 2026
12:42 am
An 18-month-old girl identified as “Amalia” was returned to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody and denied critical medications following treatment for a life-threatening respiratory illness, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week in U.S. District Court in Texas. The complaint, which prompted the family’s release from detention, alleges serious lapses in medical care and conditions at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, where the child and her parents were held.
Amalia’s case has drawn renewed attention to the treatment of migrant families under President Donald J. Trump’s immigration enforcement policies.
Attorneys for the family argue that detaining a …
