Family longest held in US immigration detention re-arrested after release
Summary
A U.S. federal court stopped President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting Hayam El Gamal and her five children after they were held in immigration detention for 10 months. Although a judge ordered their release, immigration authorities re-arrested the family, but another emergency court order prevented their removal from the United States.Key Facts
- Hayam El Gamal and her five children, ages 5 to 18, were held in immigration detention for 10 months.
- They were released earlier this week after a federal judge's order.
- Days after their release, immigration officials detained the family again and tried to deport them quickly.
- A U.S. District Judge granted an emergency order blocking the family’s deportation.
- The family entered the U.S. on tourist visas and are applying for asylum.
- The detention followed an attack by El Gamal’s former husband in Boulder, Colorado; the family was not charged or found involved in the attack.
- The family’s lawyers say the long detention caused health problems and was unlawful, especially for the children.
- Immigration rights groups say holding children for long times is usually illegal.
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