ICE 'unlawfully deported' child with stage 4 kidney cancer: lawsuit

By Samantha Kamman - Posted at The Christian Post:

Published August 11. 2025

A federal lawsuit accuses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of violating the agency’s own directives by detaining and then deporting two non-citizen parents alongside their children, including a 4-year-old with stage 4 kidney cancer.

The plaintiffs filed the suit on Thursday in the Middle District of Louisiana, using the pseudonyms Julia and Rosario for their protection. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and multiple ICE officers are some of the defendants named in the complaint.

Julia and Rosario resided in Louisiana before their respective deportations to Honduras, according to the lawsuit. Julia, 30, is a Honduran citizen and mother to two daughters, Jade and Janelle. Rosario, 25, is also a Honduran citizen with two children, Ruby and Romeo, the latter of whom suffers from stage 4 kidney cancer.

Jade, Ruby and Romeo are all U.S. citizens, the lawsuit notes, while Janelle is a non-U.S. citizen.

The complaint alleges that Julia and Rosario attended in April what they believed was a regularly scheduled check-in with ICE. During the appointment, the agency arrested, detained and then deported the mothers to Honduras along with their children.

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