A family's attorney has come forward with allegations that immigration authorities disregarded a father's requests. The father had asked that his young son be released to his mother. Instead, both the father and son were taken into custody.

The family's lawyer argues that parents are not truly given a choice about what happens to their children when they are arrested. This claim contradicts the Department of Homeland Security's stated policy.

Further details about this incident are available, including the response from the family's attorney and the Department of Homeland Security's policy on handling the children of arrested parents.