A family in California has filed a civil suit against U.S. officials for seizing a young boy and detaining him for more than 10 hours in a recent immigration raid. Seven-year-old Kebin Reyes was asleep the night of March 6 when immigration officers burst into his bedroom. Kebin and his father Noe Reyes were taken to a detention center in San Francisco. They were kept in a locked room and given only bread with mayonnaise and water. Reyes says he showed immigration officers the boy’s U.S. passport but was ignored. He was also denied permission to call a relative to pick up Kebin from detention. Reyes says his son has been withdrawn and has had several nightmares since the raid.
Immigration Officials Sued for Detaining 7-Year-Old Boy
HeadlineApr 27, 2007