A Leominster family who has lived in the United States for more than 20 years said federal immigration agents held their 5-year-old daughter, who is a US-citizen and autistic, in custody outside their home in an effort to pressure the parents to turn themselves over to agents.
In a series of videos of the incident that the family shared with the Globe, several agents with vests marked “POLICE” on them — often worn by officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement — linger outside the family’s home, next to the girl.
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Reporting by Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio and Samantha J. Gross.
A Leominster family who has lived in the United States for more than 20 years said federal immigration agents held their 5-year-old daughter, who is a US-citizen and autistic, in custody outside their home in an effort to pressure the parents to turn themselves over to agents. In a series of videos of the incident that the family shared with the Globe, several agents with vests marked “POLICE” on them — often worn by officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement — linger outside the family’s home, next to the girl. Click on the link in our bio to read the full story. Reporting by Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio and Samantha J. Gross. Video edited by Randy Vazquez. #massachusetts#ICE#immigration#immigrantparents#immigrationnews
