HOUSTON - A Honduran national and his 9-year-old family member are set to be removed from the U.S. after their appeal was dismissed by the Board of Immigration Appeals.

What we know:

According to ICE San Antonio, 50-year-old Martir Garcia-Benegas and his family member, 9-year-old Martir Issac Garcia-Benegas, illegally entered the United States on July 10, 2021.

An immigration judge ordered their removal to Honduras on Sept. 1, 2022. Garcia appealed the decision, but the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed the appeal on Aug. 11, 2023.

Despite the order, the Garcia family did not leave the U.S. as instructed. They were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Enforcement and Removal Operations office in Los Angeles on May 29.

The family was transferr

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