The woman speaking in this video clip is Andreina Malki, described as the Defense Manager for Siembra NC. We thought it was odd that the town of Siembra would have a Defense Manager, but it turns out Siembra NC is an organization "born in 2017 in response to Trump’s war on immigrants and the gap in support and resources for the broader Latine community in North Carolina." Malki tells the story of two elementary school students who were detained and deported by ICE.
ICE detain 2 elementary students—deport them within 48 hours.
— LongTime🤓FirstTime👨💻 (@LongTimeHistory) April 10, 2026
'This week ICE crossed a new alarming line," said lawyer. "Children are being targeted."
They were deported with nothing but the clothes on their backs—to place where they have no home, no belongings, nor resources.… pic.twitter.com/2UhL7fLX3o
They even got the kids' school pictures blown up to poster size for the occasion. First of all, children aren't detained. Their parents are detained. The kids stick with the parents or a trusted family member.
The story went from a local ABC affiliate to ABC News:
Immigrant advocates in North Carolina are calling for justice after they say two children and their parents were swiftly deported to Honduras without due process. https://t.co/9ykr3JtcEU
— ABC News (@ABC) April 11, 2026
Armando Garcia reports:
Immigrant advocates and members of the school community in Durham, North Carolina, are calling for justice after they say two children and their parents were swiftly detained and deported to Honduras without due process.
Advocates say Genesis, 11, and Denis, 6, and their parents attended a scheduled appointment with immigration authorities on Monday, and by Thursday morning the family had been deported to Honduras as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Siembra NC, the civil rights group advocating for the family, said the family came to the United States in 2022 and applied for asylum. As one of the requirements of that process, they had to attend scheduled check-in appointments with immigration officials.
On Monday, the children's aunt waited for the family in the parking lot while they attended their appointment, the group said. An hour and a half later, the aunt received a call from a federal agent saying the family had been detained, said the group.
DHS weighed in on ABC News' report:
FAKE NEWS. This illegal alien family unit was issued a final order of removal by a judge after they failed to show up for their immigration hearing.
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) April 10, 2026
They were returned to their home country of Honduras together. They received full due process and had no pending asylum claims or… https://t.co/epI1xtYklv
The post continues:
… immigration applications.
We encourage all illegal aliens to take control of their departure by using the CBP Home app. All illegal aliens who use the app will receive a free flight home and $2,600.
ABC News was roundly criticized for its report:
The family had a final order of deportation years ago. Why would you tell a lie that was already debunked two days ago?
— RandomMidwestNobody (@RndmMdwstNbdy) April 11, 2026
Please stop the due process crap. They had final removal orders by a judge.
— Chuck Murison (@ChuckMurison) April 11, 2026
They got justice. They got their due process. They got deported together.
— 🇺🇸 🦅 Mona 🦅 🇺🇸 (@Mona809) April 11, 2026
Deportation orders was their due process.
— DoritoJones 🇺🇸 (@DoritojonesMike) April 11, 2026
Deport every illegal alien.
Hey Armando Garcia @GarciaReports is lying and has intentionally mischaracterised yet another valid and completely above board deportation.
— Drill Meaton, D.E. 🫱🏻🫲🏽🤜🏽🤛🏻🥋 (@DrillMeaton) April 11, 2026
Why do you keep blasting this fake news story? They had final orders of removal after purposely missing their last hearing
— cali (@TN_Proud1776) April 11, 2026
They didn't show up to their hearing. Can't gripe about due process when they had the opportunity for due process but chose not to go to their court date.
— Val Merdeaux (@FedUpInTheMid) April 11, 2026
Actual story is they had a final notice of removal. They all gotta go.
— DemocratsForMS-13 (@Equalit43195996) April 11, 2026
It’s a shame Democrats lured so many illegals into America.
— jase (@27jaaw27) April 11, 2026
Joe Biden urged them to surge to the border as soon as he was elected president, and they did. They complained during his first term that Donald Trump was separating families. Not this family.
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