"Elizabeth and her mother were taken by federal agents on 6 January, the first of five students from the Columbia Heights district to be detained by ICE during the Trump administration's aggressive immigration crackdown in the region, school leaders said. The family, originally from Ecuador, has an active asylum case, school officials said. The girl and her mother were at a Texas shelter as of Wednesday morning, a family attorney said, and would be heading back to Minnesota to reunite with her father."
"There have been growing concerns about Elizabeth's health as federal officials confirmed that Dilley, which houses families, is now the site of a measles outbreak. Hundreds of children are detained at the facility. Carolina Gutierrez, principal secretary at Highland elementary, Elizabeth's school, has been assisting the family and told the Guardian on Wednesday that the girl was experiencing flu-like symptoms and her mother had broken out in hives, but they had not yet received a medical assessment."
Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano, a 10-year-old fourth-grader from Minnesota, and her mother were released from ICE custody after a month at the Dilley, Texas, family detention center. Federal agents took them on 6 January; they were among several Columbia Heights students detained during an aggressive immigration crackdown. The family, originally from Ecuador, has an active asylum case and were at a Texas shelter and expected to return to Minnesota to reunite with the girl's father. Federal officials confirmed a measles outbreak at Dilley, raising health concerns. The girl experienced flu-like symptoms and her mother developed hives and had not yet received a medical assessment. School staff expressed relief at the release and called for continued advocacy for other detained families.
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