ICE To Deport 10-Year-Old Boy After Court Hearing Without a Lawyer

A 10-year-old Venezuelan boy facing deportation proceedings in the United States appeared alone in immigration court in Texas while his mother remained in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)."I was scared because it was my first time in court," Wilfredo Hoyos-Gomez told the Spanish-language outlet Univision after attending an immigration court hearing last week in Houston without legal representation.Immigration authorities have detained more than 6,200 children during President Donald Trump's second term, according to data analyzed by the Marshall Project. Of those, more than 3,600 children have been deported from detention since the start of the administration, the analysis found.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Newsweek that the boy's mother, Nexoli Anyis Gomez Bracho, "CHOSE to illegally enter our country, CHOSE to bring her son with her, and CHOSE to commit a crime by resisting arrest."Newsweek has contacted the boy's legal guardian for comment via GoFundMe and his mother's attorney by email....DHS Says Mother Entered US in 2023DHS said Wilfredo and his mother entered the United States in August 24, 2023, after being released under the Biden administration following an immigration encounter. The boy's mother was taken into ICE custody in late 2025 and has remained in