ICE Released Hundreds of Children from Immigration Detention

New York Times
by Sarah Mervosh, Miriam Jordan and Hamed Aleaziz
March 20, 2026
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ICE released hundreds of children from immigration detention facilities, reducing numbers significantly.

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This action means fewer children are held in federal immigration custody, potentially allowing some to return to US schools.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released hundreds of children from immigration detention facilities. This action significantly reduced the number of children in federal detention, with the facility in Dilley, Texas, seeing a decrease from approximately 500 in January to about 50 this week. The releases mean that some children are now back at their U.S. schools, though it is not specified how many were deported. This development reflects a change in the number of children held in federal immigration custody.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement released hundreds of children from detention facilities.

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