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Refugees report being handcuffed, chained, and isolated in detention

(27 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++SOME SOUNDBITES SEPARATED BY BLACK FRAMES++ ++SPEAKER SHOWN IN SILHOUETTE TO PROTECT HER IDENTITY++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Cottage Grove, Minnesota - 12 February 2026 1. Mid of silhouettes of two individuals against window blinds. 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Venezuelan refugee: "My mom and I were detained on January 12, 2026, in the city of St. Paul." 3. Various closeups of food preparations 4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Venezuelan refugee: "They told us they were going to bring us to our home to show our papers and defend ourselves, which they never did. What they did was take us to a park and move us to a different car. There, in that park, they told us we were detained and that we had to go to a detention center to defend our case." 5. Mid of a person's hands slicing a red bell pepper 6. Mid of people cooking in the kitchen 7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Venezuelan refugee: "We told them that we were refugees, that why were they keeping us there, that there was no reason to hold us there. And they said yes, that it would be resolved by having the interview with Immigration that same day. That the next day we would be back in Minnesota, which was a lie. They took us to a detention center in Houston." 8. Mid of a person adjusting blinds 9. Close up of a dog lying on a rug 10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Reporter: "Who did you have to take care of?" Venezuelan refugee: "My three younger siblings who were here alone in the house along with my little sister, who is 18. So, there were four children staying here. Among them, a child with a disability." 11. Various of person frying food 12. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Venezuelan refugee: "They took us to Houston handcuffed at the hands, waists, and feet and seated us on the plane completely separated. We couldn't even talk. When we arrived in Houston, they took us to a detention center where we were left isolated in a room without being able to know anything, without being able to ask questions to the agents who were there. They only told us to wait until they sent us to change clothes and took us to a room." ++BLACK FRAMES++ 13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Venezuelan refugee: "They wanted to interview me on Wednesday. Wednesday the 14th. But I couldn't respond. No. I didn't answer any questions because they wanted me to sign documents where I would waive my right to have a lawyer, which I completely refused. And they didn't interview me that day." Reporter: " So what happened?" Venezuelan refugee: "So they left me in a cold room. They told me to count numbers until they decided to open the door for me. And that's it. They left me in that room for six hours." ++BLACK FRAMES++ 14. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Venezuelan refugee: "They left me there cold, hungry, thirsty, it was horrible. Then they took me to the interview with Immigration. My lawyer answered the call and said that it was a completely illegal interview. There. They said whether it was illegal or not, the interview had to be done. They spent about an hour or so arguing. And then they started asking me questions. I said, well, I agreed to do the interview without signing any documents. I agreed. They could only ask me two questions, and those were if I remembered my full name and if I remembered having another name, and my date of birth. Then the lawyer told me not to answer any other questions because the judge had ordered my immediate release from the center." ++BLACK FRAMES++ 15. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Venezuelan refugee: "I was released first. I left on Friday around 5:00 PM, and my mom left on Tuesday, four days later, also around 5:00 PM." ++BLACK FRAMES++ Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...