That award news came, as I was hearing now-14-year-old Monse describe her last year without her mom, Nancy.
The family filed a federal lawsuit this morning against the U.S. government over trauma from Nancy’s detainment on her way to take Monse and her little brother to school in New Haven.
Nancy Martinez filed a suit against the U.S. government after Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the mom on her way to take her kids to school in June 2025.