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Guatemalan migrants arrested by U.S. Border Patrol in Florida

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested Guatemalan migrants Abraham Domingo and Maria Levia in West Palm Beach, Florida, on August 9. According to the Department of Homeland Security, Domingo is a suspect in a domestic battery case, while Levia is subject to a deportation order issued by an immigration judge.

Video footage captured the emotional separation of the parents from their children during the arrest. The family was reportedly traveling in a vehicle following a trip to church when they were stopped in a commercial area.

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Abraham Domingo · Department of Homeland Security · Houston Police Department · Juan Francisco Monroy Turuy · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement