FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Dozens took to the federal courthouse in Fresno on Friday to demand the release of a Firebaugh mom they say ICE detained last week.

"She was doing everything right," Democratic Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria said about Maria Caballero. "She followed the rules. She showed up, she trusted the process."

Caballero was working to adjust her status after entering the country unlawfully without the proper documents.

"Her appointment was abruptly interrupted by ICE agents, and she was taken away in handcuffs," Assemblywoman Soria said.

Caballero's son, Omar, is asking for his mother's release. She is the primary caretaker of a child.

"We were facing our biggest nightmare, the separation of our beloved family," Omar Almaraz said. "To say that our mom is the foundation

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