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A child cries after his father is detained by federal agents as they left a court hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on August 26, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Trump has detained parents of more than 11,000 US citizen kids

Jeff Ernsthausen, Mario Ariza, McKenzie Funk, Mica Rosenberg, Gabriel Sandoval
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Special Response Team Police and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agents detain a demonstrator during a protest outside an ICE processing center in Broadview, Illinois, on September 19, 2025. US President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence in Illinois and stepped-up immigration enforcement actions by the Department of Homeland Security. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

“Felt like I was going to pass out and die”: Immigration agents are using banned chokeholds

Nicole Foy, McKenzie Funk