A six-year-old deaf boy and his family were deported to Colombia after being detained during a routine immigration check-in in San Francisco, reported The Guardian. The move has drawn criticism from California officials and immigration advocates who say the child was removed without the assistive devices he relies on to communicate. The deportation has prompted calls from Tony Thurmond, California’s superintendent of public instruction. (Reuters/ Representational) According to the Alameda County Immigration Legal and Education Partnership, the boy, his five-year-old brother and their mother, Lesly Rodriguez Gutierrez, were taken into custody Tuesday while reporting to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement office under a supervision program that requires regular check-ins. The family was later deported to Colombia. Advocates say the six-year-old, who is deaf and uses a cochlear implant, was not given the assistive equipment needed to help him communicate. A relative waiting outside the building attempted to pass along the devices but was unable to do so before immigration authorities detained the family. Also Read: Portland residents near ICE building win court order limiting …