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Family Accuses ICE of Using Child as Leverage
9/24/2025
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Story summary
- A Massachusetts family accuses ICE of using a 5-year-old daughter as leverage to force Edward Hip to surrender.
- Video shows agents outside Leominster home holding girl while demanding Hip come out.
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) denies the accusation, saying Hip abandoned his daughter and fled from law enforcement.
- Local leaders are considering formal inquiries into ICE actions and child-welfare protocols.
