Mother arrested at LA court alongside six-year-old son with cancer sues Ice

Lawsuit says Honduran woman fears son is not receiving necessary medical care at detention facility in Texas

A Honduran woman who sought asylum in the US is suing the Trump administration after immigration agents arrested her and her children, including her six-year-old son who was diagnosed with leukemia, at a Los Angeles immigration court.

The woman, identified as “Ms Z” in the lawsuit, and her nine-year-old daughter and six-year-old son have been in custody at a Texas detention facility for several weeks following their arrest. The government has placed them in expedited removal proceedings.