Federal officials confirmed that a Southern California fourth grader who was detained by immigration officials will be deported.

Martir Garcia Lara, 9, is a student at Torrance Elementary School. On May 29, he attended an immigration hearing in downtown Los Angeles with his father, Martir Garcia-Banegas, 50.

However, instead of receiving an update on their immigration status, the boy and his father were both detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and separated from each other.

The next day, they were transferred to an immigration facility in Texas with plans to deport them to Honduras.

“He’s alone and he’s not able to return home,” said Jasmin King, PTA president at Torrance Elementary.

ICE officials told NewsNation KTLA that on July 10, 2021, the boy and his fathe

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