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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A 2-year-old child from Ecuador who was taken into ICE custody with her father during a Minneapolis traffic stop on Thursday has been ordered to be released.
Toddler to be released from ICE custody
Photo shows a 2-year-old girl who was ordered to be released from ICE custody. Photo courtesy of Jason Chavez-Cruz/GoFundMe. (FOX 9)
What we know:
Attorneys filed emergency habeas for the release of the toddler and her father, citing asylum claims and warrantless arrest.
"Respondents have taken a 2-year-old into custody – an escalation of violence that is unspeakable, cruel and without any legal basis or justification," court filings say.
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The judge ordered the child be released by 9:30 p.m. Friday. The attorney has been given parental authority to pick up the child from detention and return her to her mother.