Archive · 3 Dec 2025
6-Year-Old Missing After ICE Separates Him from Father
A 6-year-old boy named Yuanxin is missing after being separated from his father during a check-in with immigration officials in New York.
His father, Fei Zheng, was arrested, but no one knows where the boy is.
Some people, like Zohran Mamdani and Nydia Velazquez, are upset and say it's wrong to separate families like this.
They want to know where the boy is and why he was taken away.
The immigration officials say the father and son are not in the country legally and that the father did not follow their orders.
They also say the boy is safe, but they won't say where he is.
Many people think it's not right to take a child away from their parent, especially when the parent is caring for them.
6-year-old Yuanxin was separated from his father Fei Zheng during an ICE check-in in New York on 26 November.
Yuanxin's location is unknown, and ICE has not disclosed where he is being held.
Fei Zheng is being held at the Orange County Correctional Facility in Goshen, New York.
ICE claims that Fei Zheng refused to board a deportation flight and behaved aggressively, endangering the child.
Community activists and politicians have criticized the separation, demanding accountability and the boy's whereabouts.
- Who
- 6-year-old Yuanxin and his father Fei Zheng
- What
- Yuanxin was separated from his father during an ICE check-in and is missing
- When
- 26 November
- Where
- New York
- Why
- Fei Zheng refused to board a deportation flight and allegedly behaved aggressively
- Child's Name
- Yuanxin
- Child's Age
- 6 years old
- Father's Name
- Fei Zheng
- Location of Incident
- New York
- Date of Incident
- 26 November
- Father's Detention Location
- Orange County Correctional Facility, Goshen, New York
- Number of Children Arrested by ICE (Jan-Oct)
- 151