San Diego school officials push back after Haitian boy, 8, is taken during ICE check-in

LOS ANGELES — An 8-year-old Haitian boy who lost protected status earlier this year was placed in federal custody after an immigration check-in last week in San Diego, according to federal and school district officials. The boy, who has not been publicly identified, was placed in the government's custody during a routine check-in on Nov. 5, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. kAm%96 DA@<6DA6CD@? D2:5 2 >2? H9@ D9@H65 FA H:E9 E96 3@J E92E 52J :56?E:7:65 9:>D6=7 2D 9:D F?4=6 3FE 4@F=5 ?@E 6DE23=:D9 =682= 8F2C5:2?D9:A[ AC@>AE:?8 286?ED E@ E2<6 E96 49:=5 :?E@ E96:C 42C6 F?56C E96 %C277:4<:?8 ':4E:>D !C@E64E:@? pFE9@C:K2E:@? p4E[ 2 =2H E92E C6BF:C6D F?244@>A2?:65 >:?@CD H:E9@FE 2 A2C6?E @C =682= 8F2C5:2? 36 EC2?D76CC65 E@ E96 4FDE@5J @7 E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E]k^Am kAmQ~FE @7 2? 23F?52?46 @7 42FE:@? 2?5 E@ 6?DFC6 E96 49:=5VD D276EJ[ xrt 56E6C>:?65 :E H2D 36DE E@ C6>@G6 E96 49:=5 7C@> E96 9@FD69@=5 2?5 A=246 9:> :? E96 42C6 @7 E96 ~77:46 @7 #67F866 #6D6EE=6>6?E[Q E96 DE2E6>6?E C625]k^Am kAm%96 DA@<6DA6CD@? D2:5 E96 3@J H2D 3C@F89E :?E@ E96 &]$] H:E9 2 >2? H9@ :56?E:7:65 9:>D6=7 2D E96 72E96C]k^Am kAmQw:D 72E96C 92D ?6G6C 366? :? xrt 4FDE@5J 2?5 H2D AC6G:@FD=J C6>@G65 E@ |6I:4@Q 3J q@C56C !2EC@=[ E96 DA@<6DA6CD@? HC@E6 :? E96 DE2E6>6?E] xE :D ?@E 4=62C H9J E96 3@JVD 72E96C H2D 56A@CE65 E@ |6I:4@]k^Am kAm$2? s:68@ &?:7:65 $49@@= s:DEC:4E @77:4:2=D 9:89=:89E65 E96 3@JVD 42D6 :? 2 }@G] e =6EE6C E@ w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ $64C6E2CJ |2C2? $6CG:46D $64C6E2CJ #@36CE u] z6??65J yC]k^Am kAm$2? s:68@ r@F?EJ $FAE] u23: q28F=2 HC@E6 :? E96 =6EE6C E92E E96 3@J :D 2 E9:C5\8C256C 2E u2J t=6>6?E2CJ $49@@= 2?5 :D 2>@?8 E96 >2?J 49:=5C6? 2?5 72>:=:6D H9@D6 65F42E:@? 2?5 H6==\36:?8 92G6 366? 27764E65 3J C6G@42E:@? @7 E96:C E6>A@C2CJ AC@E64E65 DE2EFD]k^Am kAm%96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 6?565 AC@E64E65 DE2EFD 7@C bd_[___ w2:E:2?D =2DE J62C] p 7656C2= 5:DEC:4E ;F586 E6>A@C2C:=J 3=@4<65 E96 24E:@? 7@C ?62C=J 7:G6 >@?E9D 367@C6 E96 $FAC6>6 r@FCE FA96=5 E96 %CF>A @C56C :? yF?6[ 2==@H:?8 7@C E96 C6>@G2= @7 9F?5C65D @7 E9@FD2?5D @7 w2:E:2?D :? {@D p?86=6D 2?5 $2? s:68@]k^Am kAmx? 96C =6EE6C[ q28F=2 6IA=2:?65 E92E H96? 72>:=:6D 2C6 D6A2C2E65[ 5:DA=2465[ 56E2:?65 @C C6>@G65 7C@> E96:C 4@>>F?:E:6D[ D49@@=D 2C6 @7E6? =67E E@ C6DA@?5 E@ E96 C6DF=E:?8 EC2F>2 2?5 65F42E:@?2= 5:DCFAE:@?]k^Am kAmQ%96D6 4:C4F>DE2?46D A=246 49:=5C6? 2E D:8?:7:42?E C:D< @7 24256>:4 C68C6DD:@?[ >6?E2= 962=E9 492==6?86D 2?5 =@?8\E6C> :?DE23:=:EJ[Q q28F=2 HC@E6]k^Am kAm$96 HC@E6 E92E E96 3@JVD F?4=6 H2D 5:DEC2F89E 2?5 E92E E96 3@J ?@H 925 E@ 6?5FC6 E96 6>@E:@?2= E@== @7 36:?8 D6A2C2E65 7C@> 9:D 72>:=J[ E96 :?E6CCFAE:@? @7 9:D D49@@=:?8 2?5 E96 =@DD @7 DE23:=:EJ :? 9:D 52:=J C@FE:?6] %96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4E 2=D@ 925 E@ D6?5 4C:D:D 4@F?D6=@CD E@ E96 3@JVD D49@@= 3642FD6 @E96C DEF56?ED 925 6IAC6DD65 4@?46C? 23@FE E96:C 4=2DD>2E6]k^Am kAmq28F=2 56>2?565 E92E E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E Q492?86 :ED A@=:4:6D 2?5 AC@465FC6D 27764E:?8 D49@@=\2865 49:=5C6? H9@ 6?E6C 8@G6C?>6?E 4FDE@5J @C A=246>6?E]Qk^Am kAm$96 D2:5 2E 2 >:?:>F>[ 8C62E6C 4@?D:56C2E:@? D9@F=5 36 8:G6? E@ E96 65F42E:@?2= 4@?E:?F:EJ @7 E9@D6 DEF56?ED 2?5 AC@G:565 2 D6E @7 C64@>>6?52E:@?D :?4=F5:?8 H@C<:?8 >@C6 4=@D6=J H:E9 D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED 2?5 <66A:?8 DEF56?ED :? 8@G6C?>6?E 4FDE@5J 4=@D6C E@ E96:C 4@>>F?:E:6D]k^Am kAmQ(96?6G6C 762D:3=6[ A=246 49:=5C6? H:E9 2AAC@G65 C6=2E:G6D[ 7@DE6C 72>:=:6D[ @C E6>A@C2CJ 42C6 AC@G:56CD =@42E65 H:E9:? E96 2EE6?52?46 2C62 @7 E96:C 6I:DE:?8 D49@@=D[Q D96 HC@E6]k^Am kAm%96 =6EE6C H2D D:8?65 3J D49@@= 5:DEC:4E >6>36CD[ F?:@?D C6AC6D6?E:?8 E9@FD2?5D @7 E62496CD[ D49@@= 2:56D 2?5 25>:?:DEC2E@CD[ 2D H6== 2D $2? s:68@ r@F?4:=>6>36C $62? t=@\#:G6C2]k^Am