A six-year-old boy fighting cancer is being held in an immigration detention center in Texas, along with his mother and 9-year-old sibling. This is beyond inhumane.

They were legally paroled into the U.S. after fleeing death threats in Honduras. They were doing everything right. They attended their immigration hearing in Los Angeles, and were arrested in the courthouse hallway by ICE.

The children cried. The 6-year-old was so frightened he urinated on himself and was left in soaked clothes for hours. He missed a vital cancer treatment appointment. He now shows alarming symptoms like bruises, pain, and loss of appetite. He is suffering behind bars.

This family is not a threat. They had a home. A community. A school. They were attending church and learning English. They followed every rule asked of them.

ICE is using a cruel and illegal tactic: arresting families, even children, at immigration courts and fast-tracking their deportation.

This isn’t justice. This is cruelty.

We demand the immediate release of this family. The child must resume cancer treatment. They deserve due process, not punishment for seeking safety.

Let this child heal. Let this family live.

Sign now. Urge ICE to release them.

Photo: LA Times