Mamadou Mouctar Diallo, a Brooklyn high school student from Guinea, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an immigration hearing in New York City. Teachers and city council members expressed concern over his detainment, emphasizing its impact on immigrant students. Diallo is at least the third NYC public school student to be detained in the year. Tricia McLaughlin from the Department of Homeland Security stated he crossed the border illegally in January and is now facing removal proceedings while held at Pike County Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania.
Mamadou Mouctar Diallo, a 20-year-old student from Guinea, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during an immigration hearing in New York City.
Diallo is a rising 12th grader at Brooklyn Frontiers High School, which serves many immigrant students, highlighting concerns for other undocumented students.
Assistant Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated that Diallo crossed the southern U.S. border illegally as part of a caravan and was subsequently detained.
ICE records indicate Diallo is held at Pike County Correctional Facility, with city officials expressing fears about the impact of such detentions on immigrant students.
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