Honduran Teen Dies in US Car Crash; Mother Held by ICE
Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 16, 2026 · Originally reported August 15, 2026 by El Heraldo
Dulce Ponce, 17, died on August 8 of injuries from a Louisiana car crash six days earlier, while her mother, Karina Oyuela, remains in ICE detention in Texas and has asked to be released or deported to Honduras to attend her daughter's funeral.
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