Seven-year-old Canadian girl Ayla Luca, originally from British Columbia, has been arrested by ICE along with her mother and sent to a notorious detention center in Texas. According to reports, they have been told that they will be released if they self-deport. Luca is autistic and came to the United States five years ago when his mother, Tania Warner, married American citizen Edward Warner. Edward said that they have legal paperwork with validity till 2030. He is in shock, Warner said, adding that his wife was whispering on the phone so officers could not hear their conversation. “She says she’s shocked…they’re no good. She said the border patrol agents are complete bullshit,” the husband said. The family lives in Kingsville, Texas, and were on their way home from the birth of a child in Raymondville on March 14 when they were stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint in Sarita. Tania’s cousin Amber Sinclair told the Guardian that Tania has a Social Security card and a functional visa. The family is now raising money for legal help. Vicente Gonzalez, Democratic Congressman for Texas’s 34th Congressional District, said in a statement that his office is working to secure the family’s release. He said, “Tania has a work permit and is part of our Kingsville community; she or her 7-year-old daughter Ayla, who has autism, should not be detained.” “We must bring them home and reunite yet another family torn apart by this administration’s vicious immigration enforcement campaigns,” he said.The mother-daughter duo were initially held at the Rio Grande Valley Central Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, but on Friday morning they were moved to the Dilly Immigration Processing Center in South Texas. Dili is notorious for disease outbreaks, poor medical care, etc. It was originally opened under Barack Obama and closed during Joe Biden. It reopened in early 2025 to house detained families together. Global Affairs Canada, the federal ministry that handles consular services and diplomatic relations, said Thursday it is “aware of multiple cases of Canadians currently or previously held in immigration-related detention in the United States.”A spokesperson said, “Consular officers advocate for Canadian citizens abroad and raise concerns with local authorities about legitimate and serious complaints of abuse or discrimination, but cannot exempt Canadians from local legal processes.” “Due to privacy considerations, no further information can be disclosed.”