The Brief
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released a statement confirming a Houston ISD student was placed in custody on Dec. 16, 2025.
- The student, Mauro Henriquez-Sanchez, was a graduating senior at Sam Houston High School and varsity soccer captain.
- ICE claims the student’s father, Mauro Rigoberto Henriquez-Alfaro, was previously ordered removed and deported to Honduras on July 31, 2008.
HOUSTON – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released a statement after students at a Houston-area high school held a rally for a classmate who was taken into custody.
Mauro Henriquez-Sanchez was a graduating senior at Sam Houston High School and varsity soccer captain.
He was detained by ICE on Dec. 16 and has been in custody for more than 40 days following an asylum check-in, according to reports.
ICE detains Houston ISD student
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