One of our kids is in detention in Virginia

 ...and Wednesday, a judge said he is staying there: 

After a two-hour proceeding, Judge Jason Braun ruled the boy can stay in the United States for now, but he must remain at the juvenile detention center in Winchester, Virginia until his case is heard again Nov. 5.

The Globe adds:

 Lattarulo said the teen, who he said appeared very sad throughout the hearing, told the court he misses his mother in Everett.

“He’s probably maturing at a pace I wouldn’t like because it’s such a wake-up call to a child to be in that facility,” Lattarulo said. “I don’t think he’s good. He’s as good as he can be. When I talked to him, I could tell he’s trying to find strength in his voice, but you still hear the 13-year-old child.”

One of the questions I'd had, about his education, has been raised by lawmakers about all children in detention:

“ICE’s targeting of not only adults without criminal convictions, but also children and families, negates the administration’s stated policy of going after the ‘worst of the worst’ for deportation proceedings,” they note in an Oct. 3 letter signed by eight other New York Democratic U.S. representatives, including Ritchie Torres and Jerrold Nadler.

They demanded to know the total number of students — from kindergarten to college-age — arrested by the Department of Homeland Security since President Donald Trump took office in January. They want to learn how many remain in ICE custody, their average length of stay and what percentage were or are being held alongside their families. 

They further asked how the U.S. government is meeting its legal obligation to educate these children and, more specifically, about the quality and language proficiency of the teaching staff. 

“The Department of Education has the responsibility under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution to ensure that all students have equal access to education,” they wrote. “Please provide copies of curricula, sample lesson plans, and rubrics currently in use at ICE detention facilities, processing sites, and Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters.”