A federal immigration operation has drawn concern from community members and legal advocates. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Sonia Espinoza Arriaga and her three children in Soldotna.According to Lara Nations, the family's attorney, Espinoza Arriaga is married to a U.S. citizen, Alexander Sanchez Ramos, and that she and her children came to the United States in 2023. The children are ages 5, 16, and 18.According to Nations, none of them has a criminal record."The arrest and detention of minor children by ICE is a virtually unprecedented action in Alaska. To our knowledge, this is the first instance in which young children have been taken into ICE custody in the state," said Nations. "Alaska does not have an appropriate facility for holding young children in ICE custody. As a result, there is serious concern about where and how these children are being detained and about their physical and emotional well-being during this traumatic event. The youngest child is only five years old, and is a kindergartner.""If we can't defend the rights of the littlest among us, children, then where is our public witness? How can we possibly speak about family values when here the sanctity of the family was violated by federal agents," said Rev. Michael Burke, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church."They are experiencing an out-of-mind experience because of what's happening with ICE right now. Unfortunately, Alaska, who we've all felt quite protected, we've not experienced any of what we read in the national news," said Rep. Alyse Galvin during a Joint Legislative Session.When asked about the situation by Galvin, Senator Dan Sullivan responded: "But give us the information. I think we get information from you guys on a whole host of issues. And we'd be glad to look at it."Attorneys representing the family have filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court, seeking their immediate release and raising questions about the legality and conditions of their detention.