DHS confirms ICE agents took 8-year-old boy into custody during immigration check-in with uncle more than a year after his father was deported, local advocates say he was restrained

An 8-year-old Haitian boy was taken into government custody after arriving at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-in in San Diego with his uncle, according to the Department of Homeland Security, his school district and an advocacy group.The third grader, who attends Fay Elementary School, was taken from the November 5, 2026, appointment after officials determined that he was an unaccompanied child, DHS said.