Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is continuously taking action in America. Recently it was revealed that a 5 year old child was detained. After this, it has now come to light that a 2-year-old girl was taken into the custody of America's ICE on Thursday in Minneapolis. According to NBC News report, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that the girl was with her father when both were taken into custody.
According to CNN report, despite a court order asking for the girl's immediate release, both were sent to Texas. The girl has been taken out of custody as of this afternoon and is recovering from the horrific experience, the family's attorney, Kira Kelly, told the publication on Friday.
According to the information, Elvis Joel Tipan-Echeverría and his 2-year-old daughter Chloe Renata Tipan Vilasis were detained when they were returning home after buying groceries. At this time he was taken to South Minneapolis.
Giving information about this detention, Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez wrote on Instagram, 'A suspicious vehicle followed the car of the girl's father, broke his car window and abducted him. No judicial warrant was shown.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tipán-Echeverría was driving recklessly with a child in tow and was an illegal immigrant from Ecuador who committed felony re-entry and violated the country's laws. The spokesperson also said that DHS took care of the child who the mother did not want to take with her.
According to DHS, Tipan-Echeverría neither opened the car door nor lowered the window despite lawful orders. Agents detained Tipan-Echeverria and tried to turn the child over to the mother, who was in the area, but she refused, the spokesperson said. Chloe is the fifth child detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in recent weeks. Due to this, the controversy regarding US President Donald Trump's strictness on immigration has intensified.
Earlier, a 5-year-old boy returning home from pre-school in Minnesota was detained by federal agents along with his father. The child was taken to a detention center in Texas.
Columbia Heights Public Schools Superintendent Gina Stanwick told reporters Wednesday that federal agents picked up Liam Conejo Ramos from a running car parked in the family's driveway Tuesday afternoon. He said officers asked the boy to knock on the door of his house to see if anyone else was inside — in fact, a 5-year-old child was used as bait.
Operation Metro Surge, which is costing taxpayers approximately $18 million per week, is being run by US ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A large-scale immigration enforcement operation, which began in December 2025.
The campaign is primarily targeting Minnesota, especially the Minneapolis-St. Paul (Twin Cities) area. It is being described as the largest federal law enforcement deployment in US history, involving approximately 3,000 agents by January 2026.
