Outrage after 2-month-old and mother ‘abandoned’ by ICE after he was hospitalized

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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A two-month-old boy with bronchitis was deported to Mexico with his mother and sister, eight skiers were found dead after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a civil trial on social media addiction.

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1 | Outrage after 2-month-old and mother 'abandoned' by ICE after he was hospitalized

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2 | Zuckerberg takes stand in social media trial as jury hears that he's trained on how to avoid being 'fake, robotic and corporate'

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3 | ICE deports asylum seeker to Africa, where abuser who bought her as 'wife' is waiting to kill her, lawyers claim

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4 | Eight skiers found dead and one still missing after Lake Tahoe avalanche

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5 |Mother mysteriously found in Atlanta hospital days after disappearing while in town for church conference

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