Rep. Ilhan Omar, liberal activists, and leftist outlets like NPR, the Star Tribune, and the Washington Post amplified a hoax story alleging that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “detained” a 5-year-old child during an arrest operation in Minnesota.
However, the incident, which occurred on Tuesday, actually involved ICE officers protecting the young boy after his illegal immigrant father abandoned him while fleeing arrest.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) corrected the record on social media, stating that the child was never detained as a suspect but was safeguarded in accordance with standard procedures.
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