BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) - A 19-year-old remains in the Butler County jail after being detained during an ICE raid , and now, his mother says she and his sister have been ordered to leave the U.S.
A sleepless week for Honduran native Ada Bell Baquedano Amador.
Her son Emerson sits in a jail cell after ICE detained him on June 4 during an appointment to get an ankle monitor, like the one she wears.
"For a 19-year-old guy who hasn’t explored the world, just graduated, his life was soccer and going to school; it’s very difficult," said Amador.
The family came to the U.S. in 2014.
The court records filed last year show that Amador applied for asylum due to gang activities in Honduras.
Asylum is a high standard of law, so most of the claims are denied," immigration attorney Neil Fleischer explained. "This one was denied on substantive grounds, meaning they presented their argument, and unfortunately, the judge didn’t find they showed the past persecution and the future persecution the way our asylum laws are set up.
The family was given a final order of removal in 2023.
Since then, Amador said they've followed the ISAP program, which uses things like ankle monitors to keep track of people while on ICE's non-detained docket.
“At no point did we say, ‘No, we don’t want to follow your rules,’” said Amador. As a family, we were prepared to leave when they told us.”
ICE arrests have increased since President Donald Trump took office.
His administration set a 3,000 daily arrest goal for ICE agents.
"The family had prior removal orders, so they’re easy pickings," said Fleischer.
There have still been no answers as to why Emerson was the only one detained. He doesn’t have a criminal record, according to court records.
Emerson is the kind of person that when I try to give him support, he gives it to me," Amador described. "He says, 'I know I’m locked up, but try to take care of yourself, we will get through this.'
Amador and her daughter were ordered to fly out of the country by the end of June.
However, the mother does not know if her son will be with them.
Amador said she was told her son's deportation is unclear. ICE tells FOX19 NOW they cannot discuss deportation flights.
Fleischer said he's seen people detained for months or even years.
"This administration is much better at getting the papers and facilitating the process than prior ones, so I’d anticipate at some point they’re going to send him home, but only they know when," Fleischer explained.
Amador now grapples with two unknowns: the life waiting for them in Honduras and when she'll see her son again.
She has not visited Emerson in jail for fear of being detained and her daughter being left with no one.
When asked if she would visit her son before she left the country, Amador answered, “No creo,” which translates to “I don’t think so.”
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