San Antonio congressman calls on federal government to release El Paso family allegedly detained by ICE

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro (Democrat for Texas’ 20th District), who represents an area in western San Antonio and Bexar County, is urging ICE to release Michell Germán and her family. He noted that she is a student in El Paso and that they were transferred to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Dilley, Texas.

Rep. Castro has been posting on his social media platforms and has issued a news release stating that he met with the Germán family during his visit on Oct. 30 to the "Dilley Trailer Prison," a facility located within the jurisdiction of the ICE San Antonio Field Office.

The congressman's announcement read:

“Michell Germán should be getting ready for Senior Night this Friday. Instead, she’s locked away at the Dilley Trailer Prison with her parents and younger sister. I met with the family last week. Michell is a bright young student at a magnet school in El Paso, the Center for Career and Technology Education, who’s working toward her cosmetology license and dreams of a career in medicine. Her younger sister Paola attends Lamar Elementary and is only 11 years old.

“On Friday, Michell's teammates will carry her picture onto the field. But she's missing memories she'll never get back.

“ICE should release the family immediately. Now is the time for Democrats to get to work, shut down the Dilley Trailer Prison, and end family detention once and for all.”

Rep. Castro's office posted the statement on Nov. 4.

ABC-7 has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the offices of Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, Congressman Joaquin Castro and EPISD for more information and comment.