Dallas parents were arrested and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials while they were on their way to their daughter's graduation in El Paso, Texas.

The couple's daughter, Jennifer Granados Rojas, said that her parents had been living in the United States for more than two decades. This is where they raised their children and made their home.

Another daughter of the couple, Brisa Granados Rojas, said that they became emotional seeing her parents being taken away as they weren't able to give them a "last hug." The Granados Rojas family was traveling on May 19 to attend their daughter's college graduation from the University of Texas at El Paso.

While the couple was driving through Taylor County, they were stopped by state troopers who said their vehicle did not have a front license plate. Jennifer said that the troopers then asked the entire family to provide documentation, according to CBS News.

The daughter noted that after they provided their documentation, it took a long time before a truck pulled up that belonged to ICE or Border Patrol. Officials then asked the student's father to step out of the car.

Officers with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) then detained the father, Jorge Granados Rojas, and the mother, Esperanza Granados Rojas, shortly after. The development meant that their 16-year-old son was left at home without his parents.

Brisa expressed her anger at the situation, adding that she does not know when she will see her parents again, if at all. It was revealed that a CBP agent said that while the family entered the country legally, the parents' detention was because they did not have valid visas, MSN reported.

An unidentified CBP agent said that the detained parents now have two options moving forward, which are either going back voluntarily or fighting their case. A spokesperson for ICE said that the couple overstayed their tourist visa and had expired driver's licenses when state troopers pulled them over.

The situation comes as protests have erupted across the United States as President Donald Trump continues his immigration crackdown policies. Residents in New York City held two consecutive days of demonstrations outside the U.S. Federal Building in Lower Manhattan that ended in multiple arrests.

The protests have now spread to other major cities, including San Francisco, Washington DC, Seattle, Chicago, and some parts of Texas. The chaos has forced the president to send the National Guard and the Marines to Los Angeles, as per GMA Network.