India, July 17 -- Esther Ngoy Tekele, a 24-year-old woman from Vermont, was detained by ICE after coming back to the US from a wedding in Canada, according to her family. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and having a young child, she was detained on July 6 by immigration agents while entering the US through the Highgate Springs Port of Entry, local station WPTZ reported.

ICE records confirm Tekele is in custody. WPTZ reported that she is being held at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington. Her brother, Coco Ngoy, said he believes their family was racially profiled while returning to the country.

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