Honduran mom, son freed from center housing immigrants in US

A York County immigration judge ordered the immediate release of Wendy Osorio Martinez and Diego Rivera Osorio after a hearing Monday, NewsWorks reported

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Leesport | August 9, 2017 03:57 PM IST

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A York County immigration judge ordered the immediate release of Wendy Osorio Martinez and Diego Rivera Osorio after a hearing Monday, NewsWorks reported (Representational Image)

A Honduran woman and her 3-year-old son who spent nearly two years in a Pennsylvania center used by the U.S. government to house asylum-seeking immigrants have been freed by a judge. NewsWorks reports a York County immigration judge ordered the immediate release of Wendy Osorio Martinez and Diego Rivera Osorio after a hearing Monday.

They were among four families held at the Berks Family Residential Center. Their detentions have sparked protests, a hunger strike and letters from politicians seeking their release. The judge took into consideration two recent federal court opinions that children apprehended near the U.S.-Mexico border have due-process rights.