Vance confirms five-year-old among detainees in US immigration crackdown

African Insider | 23.01.2026 14:11
As “the father of a five-year-old” himself, Vance acknowledged he was stunned by news of the child’s predicament at first.”I think to myself ‘Oh, my God, this is terrible. How did we arrest a five-year-old?'” Vance said Thursday, pivoting to say he then did more research and changed his mind because Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained the child after his father ran from immigration agents.”Well, what are they supposed to do? Are they supposed to let a five-year-old child freeze to death?”