Haitian boy detained by ICE unaccounted for

newsNov 10, 2026184,159

An eight-year-old Haitian third grader was taken into federal custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a San Diego immigration appointment on 4 November, and Rep. Juan Vargas says the child is now unaccounted for while Vargas works to reunite him with loved ones. Video obtained by NBC shows the boy being led away by three armed officials; the Haitian Bridge Alliance says he had been living with his uncle and cousins after his father was deported last year. The group’s executive director, Guerline Jozef, said the boy was transferred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told the Guardian ICE took the child into custody out of an abundance of caution because the uncle could not prove legal guardianship and federal anti-trafficking rules require care for unaccompanied alien children. Local school officials including the San Diego Unified School District board and superintendent urged that the child belong with his caregiver and raised concerns tied to the administration’s decision to revoke temporary protected status for Haitians. Vargas called the removal “despicable” and said he is trying to locate and reunite the child with family members.

Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

An 8-year-old boy from Haiti was detained by ICE last week. According to his relatives, the boy is now unaccounted for. Unimaginable cruelty. When we talk about the need for accountability for the Trump regime, this is why. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/10/haitian-boy-ice-california

33902d ago

Michael Dominic52

we cannot exist as a civilized society while ICE still exists. it must be removed like the cancer it is, never to return, and every single agent who murdered, kidnapped, terrorized, and brutalized another human being must face justice.

upchuck66.bsky.social37

ICE MUST be defunded! This baby MUST be found!

Donna26

Unaccounted for!!!! All of the ICE agents connected with this need to be held in jail until he is found!

Mabinogi6219

The kid has been trafficked...otherwise they would know right where he is. Question is who did it and was it ordered to done....

okay7.bsky.social16

I never thought I would feel ashamed of my country but seeing the children kidnapped and basically disappeared by ICE I do. Kidnapping children and adults outside courtrooms as they are trying to fulfill responsibilities to become legal and/or citizens is unacceptable.

Ashland Forest Dweller15

Trump is running his entire concentration camp system as well as one of his casinos. bsky.app/profile/ctrl...

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Nora Loreto17

I wrote this quite awhile back now ... how Canada was allowing Hatians to fall into the hands of ICE. I have now been waiting months for FOI docs from the RCMP related to unaccompanied minors, which neither CBSA nor IRCC claims to have any documentation about. truthout.org/articles/can...

Evan Sutton13

I don't mean this as an attack on Robert, it's an easy trap to fall into, but phrasing like "was detained" and "unaccounted for" are classic examples of the exonerative tense, a form of passive voice used exclusively to avoid naming a powerful person or entity as the perpetrator of an injustice...

Hypatia L.A. Seneschale5

No quarter. We are burning this whole damn system to the ground.

"And the sky keeps plummeting down"5

Genocide is a policy carried out by the hands of many, tolerated by many more. bsky.app/profile/rbre...

Yayger3

Unconscionable. There must be tribunals.

The Manu Who Sold the World3

I don’t think “bloated budgets” is the problem with ICE

Kim LaCapria 🧿🌶🤘2

hi yes this is an emergency lawmakers please act

SF Boswell2

We are not going to get anywhere as a society until the people who *put handcuffs on a 3rd grader and disappeared him* face meaningful consequences for their actions. No amnesty.

Scott Horton

@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Democratic lawmakers in California are demanding answers from the Trump administration about the safety and whereabouts of an eight-year-old Haitian boy who they say was put in restraints and taken into custody by federal immigration officers at a check-in last week and has not been seen since.

3572d ago

rickinirvington.bsky.social12

Human trafficking, kidnapping, child endangerment

Pamelafaye8

I fear the boy's life and him being s** ually trafficked

bonniekas.bsky.social4

That poor little boy… can you imagine how scared he is?It’s taking too long to get rid of these monsters!🤬🤬

Marie G 💜OT⁷3

DHS is the number 1 human trafficker on the planet. Impeach Markwayne Mulling and abolish ICE.

Dayle Ohlau3

‘…elected leaders asked for updates on the child’s well-being, his whereabouts, and whether his family is aware of his location. The district sent crisis counselors to the school because his 3rd grade friends have expressed concern and fear for their friend.’ [San Diego Union Tribune] —

knic78.bsky.social2

How the fuck can we not stop these kidnappings of children! Why isn’t this 24/7 on every media outlet? @cnn.com @nytimes.com @news.abc.net.au

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Khashoggi's Ghost144

Almost no one supports this level of cruelty to children. Even the meanest MAGAs get a little queasy about children in chains who then go missing.

Connor [REDACTED]2

This boy has likely already been sold.

Misty2

this story’s been on my mind all day

Jenn

@jennburrill.bsky.social

ICE lost an 8 year old boy... An 8-year-old boy from Haiti was detained by ICE last week. Many people saw the video of the third-grader being led away by 3 armed men after his family was summoned to an immigration appointment in San Diego He is now unaccounted for ✏️ @theguardian.com

782d ago

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Dr. Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒2

They disappeared an 8 year old.

Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez

@ramirez.house.gov

Miller and Trump have deported more than 200,000 children. Deporting an 8-year-old child doesn’t make this country safer. Shame on Trump, Markwayne, and Miller for terrorizing our children and leaving them vulnerable. We must pass my Reimagining Safety Act to abolish ICE and dismantle DHS!

893d ago

reneedodson.bsky.social1

The pedophile president is abducting children and we don’t know where they’re flown off to.

UniversalHealthcare1

Thank you @ramirez.house.gov End this human rights atrocity today! Enough! Trump pardons for Violent ICE Criminals must be declared null and void!

rugnerd.bsky.social1

This regime is "laser focused" on cruelty.

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KelleyBean ✌️☮️8

it was never about "doing it the right way" and "coming here legally" this was always about race #AbolishICE

Freethinkers United For Change

@freethinkersunite.bsky.social

They're abusing these children! WE NEED ACTION! Demand an accounting for ALL missing children!

563d ago

NBC News

@nbcnews.com

An 8-year-old Haitian boy was taken into custody by ICE during a routine immigration appointment in San Diego, separating him from his uncle. His family does not know exactly where he is being held, a California lawmaker says. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

363d ago

NBC News9

DHS says officers could not verify the man's relationship to the child or establish his legal guardianship, so they classified him as an unaccompanied minor and transferred him to federal child welfare custody “out of an abundance of caution and to ensure the child’s safety.” nbcnews.to/4sUcjQH

Rep. Morgan McGarvey

@repmcgarvey.bsky.social

The Trump admin is jailing little kids for not having a protective status that HE took from them. And the architect of this cruelty just became White House Chief of Staff. This is the kind of inhumanity we’re fighting back against in the new Congress. bit.ly/4zgudyC

243d ago

Finn1

Dismantle ICE, remove DHS. This cruel and criminal system can’t be reformed.

Lawrence

@ldog562.bsky.social

Stop Saying Ice Only Nazis do what Trump's armed thug's are doing, These are stormtrooper or paramilitary state Police l>like in Old USSR,, Haitian boy, 8, detained by ICE is now unaccounted for, lawmaker says. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

152d ago

PortiaMcGonagal

@portiamcgonagal.bsky.social

"... despite the child’s uncle following all requirements, “the child was taken into custody and subsequently transferred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement.” The office typically takes custody of children who are deemed to be unaccompanied minors." thegrio.com/2026/11/09/8...

203d ago

Hellishchildren

@hellishchildren.bsky.social

And ICE is hiding that eight year old Haitian boy they snatched from court.

232d ago

SiriusXM Urban View

@urbanviewradio.bsky.social

8-year-old Haitian child taken into ICE custody and his loved ones do not know where he’s being held (Source: The Grio/USA TODAY) #UrbanViewMornings thegrio.com/2026/11/09/8...

113d ago

Ⓐnarchohoodism 🐈‍⬛ 🏴

@161bklyn.myatproto.social

"“Video footage appears to show the use of restraints on a child who seemed to pose no threat to those around him, raising serious questions about the handling of this incident,” the lawmakers wrote. “We express concerns about the basis

132d ago

Midlife Transexual Menace

@elen-jayne.northsky.social

There is no rehabilitation. There is no breaking this apart. ICE needs to be stricken from the earth with cataclysmic force. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

183d ago

Penelope Wang

@pennywriter.bsky.social

Relatives of an 8-year-old Haitian boy who was taken into custody by federal immigration authorities in California are unable to locate the child, according to a Democratic lawmaker who described the case as “despicable.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

62d ago

California National Party (CNP)

@votecnp.bsky.social

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social ICE is still disappearing our children. When will you take action to reign in these rampaging Nazi thugs? #ArrestICE

93d ago

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Free States Forever 🇺🇸🗽🦅4

All @demgovs.org must pledge no state resources or cooperation with lawless ICE.

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theguardian.comHaitian boy, 8, detained by ICE is now unaccounted for, lawmaker says

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Haitian boy detained by ICE unaccounted for

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