A man who was detained by federal immigration officers, along with his two children in Durango while on their way to school, sparking protests, will be sent to a Texas detention center, officials said Wednesday afternoon.
Fernando Jaramillo-Solano was detained Monday, with his 12-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son, in Durango, where they have lived for 18 months. Federal authorities said the father is 45. Advocates who have helped Jaramillo-Solando’s family and provided him with legal representation said he is 55.
Jaramillo-Solano will be held in ICE custody at the ICE Processing Center in Dilley, Texas, pending immigration proceedings, a statement from an ICE spokesperson said.
The agency did not say where his two children are being held.
The family’s detention spurred hundreds to gather outside of the ICE facility in Durango on Monday after reports swirled that unidentified officers wearing black masks had pulled them over on the edge of town.
The protest continued through the night and was largely peaceful Tuesday with demonstrators chanting “Let the kids go!” and “Free our neighbors!” Some linked their arms together and sat in front of the ICE facility to try to block federal agents from transferring the children.
Many said it only became violent after unidentified armed officers in camouflage clothing arrived and began to pepper spray protesters, fire rubber bullets and drag them across the ground.
Immigrant advocates said the family is from Colombia and is seeking asylum. They have strong ties to the Durango community and have no criminal record, according to Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center.
Jaramillo-Solano had three jobs, two with cleaning companies and one at a local hotel, often working 80 hours per week to support his wife and children, the center said.
According to ICE, he entered the U.S. Dec. 22, 2024, near San Diego, California.
“The family has followed every legal requirement of the asylum process,” the center said in a statement Wednesday. “Despite this, on October 27, ICE detained the father and his two children — separating them from their mother and leaving her without any information about their whereabouts or well-being.”
Durango police said Tuesday their officers requested to facilitate the release of the children to their mother, but were unsuccessful. The police department received a report that one of the children may have been in distress and “potentially experiencing abuse,” the city said.
Officers tried to conduct a welfare check and bring food, but federal agents denied officers entry to the facility.
“In moments like these, our duty is not only to uphold the law, but to preserve our humanity,” Durango Police Chief Brice Current said in a statement. “While we have a sworn responsibility not to interfere with federal operations, our department advocated for the children’s well-being.”
In a statement Wednesday, an ICE spokesperson did not address the violence that erupted at the ICE facility the day prior. The agency instead raked protesters as “creating unnecessary risks” and blamed them for delaying legal processes. The statement did not provide further details.
Durango police requested assistance from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to look into an incident in which a federal agent threw a 57-year-old woman to the ground Tuesday morning. A spokesperson from CBI said the agency is still considering whether or not to open an investigation.
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