Teen Detained as Adult in Immigration Crisis | New York City News

New York City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 13, 2026 · 2m

A teenage immigrant from Guinea, mistakenly locked up in an adult detention facility for nearly two months, is now being ordered by a federal judge to be transferred to child custody after his lawyers exposed a clerical error in his age — a mistake rooted in a misprinted school document. Despite official records like his passport and birth certificate proving he was just 16 at arrest, ICE insisted he was an adult, citing dental X-rays — a claim his legal team fiercely disputes. Now, with the judge demanding a full review of all evidence including family testimony and court records, the case…