ICE sends 2 year old girl and father to Texas detention center

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https://www.startribune.com/agents-detain-and-send-2-year-old-girl-and-her-father-to-texas-despite-court-order-to-release-toddler/601569252

Agents detain and send 2-year-old girl and her father to Texas despite court order to release toddler
Attorneys for the family say they were asylum-seekers who were pulled over without a warrant and did not have a final order for removal.

By Susan Du and

Mara Klecker

The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 23, 2026 at 2:49PM

2-year-old girl and her father were detained by federal immigration agents in south Minneapolis and placed on a commercial flight out of Minnesota, despite a judge ordering the toddler’s release.

The father, Elvis Joel Tipan Echeverria, was detained near Powderhorn Park on Jan. 22, while returning home from a grocery store with his daughter, according to lawyers for the family. Video circulating on social media appeared to show agents using chemical irritants and flash-bang devices as crowds gathered at the scene.

The attorneys filed an emergency motion seeking immediate release of the father and daughter. They said the two were asylum seekers who were pulled over without a warrant and did not have a final order for removal.

The case was quickly assigned to a judge, who signed an order for the toddler’s release at 8:10 p.m. Jan. 22, attorney Irina Vaynerman said.

Roughly 20 minutes later, the lawyers learned the child and her father had already been placed on the flight to Texas. They were transferred out of state within about eight hours of their detainment.

“To me, that is clearly part of this effort to try to evade the court’s jurisdiction,” said Vaynerman, the CEO of Groundwork Legal. “We have never seen this level of depravity with a 2-year-old.”

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[iemanja]

1. Pure evil.

[Norrrm]

2. ICE has a history with children.