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Breastfeeding Mother Detained by ICE Amid Injustice

5/9/2025

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Yury Ussa Polania, a breastfeeding mother from Colombia, faces a heartbreaking ordeal after being detained by ICE in Florida over a minor theft charge. Despite asserting her lawful presence, she risks being transferred to Texas, with immigration attorneys decrying the inhumane treatment and systemic flaws within detention practices that jeopardize vulnerable families.

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Story summary

Yury Ussa Polania, a breastfeeding mother from Colombia, faces a heartbreaking ordeal after being detained by ICE in Florida over a minor theft charge. Despite asserting her lawful presence, she risks being transferred to Texas, with immigration attorneys decrying the inhumane treatment and systemic flaws within detention practices that jeopardize vulnerable families.