Two-year-old held by ICE sick and not getting adequate care, Democrat warns

Congressman Joaquin Castro calls for release of boy, Kaleth, and mother from much-criticized detention Dilley facility A two-year-old detained in a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, is sick and not getting adequate help, said Joaquin Castro, a Democratic congressman from San Antonio. The boy, Kaleth, has a fever and is not eating the food served at…

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

• Congressman Joaquin Castro calls for release of boy, Kaleth, and mother from much-criticized detention Dilley facility A two-year-old detained in a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, is sick…
• The boy, Kaleth, has a fever and is not eating the food served at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, which Castro said detainees have complained of having mold and worms.
• “When his mother asked for help, the staff said it was all ‘mental’,” Castro wrote in a post on X .
• “A vulnerable child at the Dilley trailer prison was suffering and ICE denied their reality and their needs.

Background

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• Congressman Joaquin Castro calls for release of boy, Kaleth, and mother from much-criticized detention Dilley facility A two-year-old detained in a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, is sick…
• The boy, Kaleth, has a fever and is not eating the food served at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, which Castro said detainees have complained of having mold and worms.
• “When his mother asked for help, the staff said it was all ‘mental’,” Castro wrote in a post on X.

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• The boy, Kaleth, has a fever and is not eating the food served at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, which Castro said detainees have complained of having mold and worms.
• “When his mother asked for help, the staff said it was all ‘mental’,” Castro wrote in a post on X.
• “A vulnerable child at the Dilley trailer prison was suffering and ICE denied their reality and their needs.