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Teen, Father Held in Asylum Detention | Texas News
A sixteen-year-old asylum seeker, Emely Charloth Suaza Chambo, was detained by ICE while en route to church—her father, also awaiting asylum, was taken into custody when he came to pick her up. Both are now held at Dilley detention center despite having pending asylum cases and no criminal record. Congressman Joaquin Castro has spoken out, calling for the facility’s closure and recently toured it with Democratic women’s caucus members to push for the release of detained families. Their story underscores the human cost of U.S. asylum policies and sparks urgent questions about detention…
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