Each parent was picked up in the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps around Chicago that later expanded to Charlotte and New Orleans. And with thousands more being detained and targeted for deportation, more cases are expected that could chip away at a key promise of President Donald Trump. She was put into removal proceedings and denied bond by the Detroit Immigration Court. She challenged her detention in federal court and was released by a judge who found her detention unconstitutional. In March 2024, his immigration proceedings began in the Detroit Immigration Court.

Source: CNN December 26, 2025 14:31 UTC