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TORRANCE, Calif. - Torrance Unified School District officials have spoken out after a 9-year-old student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents earlier this week.

The child, along with his family, have since been transferred to a facility in Texas.

What we know:

The fourth grader and his family were detained by ICE agents on Wednesday, June 4.

In a statement, ICE officials said they illegally entered the U.S. in July 2021. Nearly a year later, a judge ordered the family to return to Honduras. However, the family remained in the U.S.

An ICE spokesperson issued the following statement to FOX 11:

"Martir Garcia-Benegas, 50, illegally entered the United States July 10, 2021 with a family member, Martin Issac Garcia-Benegas, 9.

An immigration judge

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