Mom, three children arrested by ICE in border czar's Sackets Harbor village in NY released from detention
The family was detained when immigration authorities were conducting an unrelated search warrant near their home on March 27.
The mother and children detained by immigration authorities about two weeks ago in the small New York village where President Donald Trump's "border czar," Tom Homan, lives were released Monday.
Jennifer Gaffney, superintendent of the Sackets Harbor Central School District, where the children are students, had been leading efforts to ensure the family's release since they were detained on March 27 and sent to the Karnes County Detention Facility in Texas.
"After eleven days of uncertainty, our students and their mother are returning home," Gaffney said in a statement Monday. "We remain committed to providing the care, understanding, and sensitivity necessary for all students and staff as we begin the healing process from this traumatic experience."
A senior official in the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to NBC News that the family is set to return home.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Monday afternoon that she spoke with Homan, who confirmed to her that the family is "currently on their way back" to Sackets Harbor in Jefferson County.
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