nyclu BREAKING: Our client Joel, a teen with protected status who was nevertheless arrested and detained during a routine immigration check-in, is free and can remain with his family.⁠ ⁠ While this is a relief, his arrest and detention was in clear violation of the law and the U.S. Constitution, and never should have happened. All children — no matter their immigration status — deserve safety and dignity, not to be torn away from their family and loved ones.