An eight-year-old Haitian boy who previously lost Temporary Protected Status was taken into federal custody after an immigration check-in, according to local advocates and school officials , ABC News. The third grader attends Fay Elementary School in San Diego .
It is unclear if he will be removed from the United States. The boy had been living with his uncle and cousins after his father was deported to Mexico in 2025, according to advocates and school officials. Because he did not want to break the law, “His uncle, with whom he’s been living since the child’s father was deported more than a year ago, took him to meet the agent.
“The eight-year-old received a letter to meet with an ICE agent, ” the San Diego Unified School District said in a letter to DHS. Cody Petterson, a board trustee with the SDUSD, told ABC News the uncle was designated as an authorized caregiver on school records. The school district and an advocacy group said that the boy remains in ORR custody. San Diego Unified School District officials said in a letter to DHS that they have “witnessed situations in which children who should be attending school and participating in a supportive educational environment instead find themselves in government facilities.”
The boy was placed into government custody alone after attending an Immigration and Customs Enforcement appointment with his uncle on Thursday, his school district and an advocacy group said.
