Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have in recent days deported a Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl, separating them indefinitely.

A four-year-old, who is suffering with a rare form of cancer, and a seven-year-old sibling were deported to Honduras with a day of being arrested with their Honduras-born mother. In another case, a two-year-old girl and her mother was deported with her pregnant mother and 11-year-old Honduran-born sister to Honduras.

In a Thursday court filing, lawyers for the father said ICE indicated that it was holding the 2-year-old girl in a bid to induce the father to turn himself in. His lawyers did not