Immigrant rights advocates protest deportation of two DPS elementary students to Honduras

On 2026-04-10, according to immigrant rights advocates, ICE detained a Durham Public Schools elementary student family during a routine check-in in Charlotte and deported the parents and two children to Honduras. The event affected two schoolchildren, Genesis and Denis Espinoza-Pacheco, and their parents, who were seeking asylum. The deportation was reported by Siembra NC and prompted counseling support from DPS.