Haitian boy, 9, detained as Trump's family separation policy pursued to bitter end

Vladimir Fardin arrived in San Francisco with a valid visa but faces being deported by US immigration along with his brother

In the final hours of the Trump presidency, immigration officials detained a nine year-old Haitian boy with a valid US visa, separated him from his elder brother and incarcerated him, according to lawyers and activists.

Vladimir Fardin arrived in San Francisco from Haiti on Sunday, on a tourist visa. He was travelling with his 19-year-old brother, Christian Laporte, who has been studying in Diablo Valley College outside San Francisco, and had a valid student's visa, according to lawyers acting for him.