Two months ago during homecoming celebrations, Michell Germán was crowned Lady-in -Waiting at El Paso High School, donning a white “Hoco Court” sash over her Tigerettes dance team uniform. Her mother and 11-year-old sister stood proudly beside her, holding small cellophane-wrapped flower bouquets.
Michell planned to participate in Senior Night festivities Friday, a celebration honoring senior student-athletes, performers and participants in extracurricular programs.
Instead, the 17-year-old and her father, mother and sister are sitting in the South Texas Family Residential Center near Austin after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on their way to school two weeks ago…