Hurrah for Trump!
"Migrant separations: Toddlers facing court cases alone"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44661777
"The Trump administration is expected to miss a 10 July deadline to reunite young migrant children who were separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says.
After viewing a list of the 102 children under the age of five in the government's care, the ACLU said "it appears likely that less than half will be reunited" by then.
But despite mounting legal and social pressure, immigration authorities have offered little information about reunification or what comes next.
Lawyers have begun to speak out about the conditions, describing migrant toddlers clambering on court desks during hearings, forced to appear in court alone while their parents are detained."
"On Twitter, immigration lawyers have shared their experiences representing young children who cannot properly explain their situation, let alone navigate legal proceedings.
Skip Twitter post by @abogada_laura
My 5-yr-old client can’t tell me what country she is from. We prepare her case by drawing pictures with crayons of the gang members that would wait outside her school. Sometimes she wants to draw ice cream cones and hearts instead. She is in deportation proceedings alone. https://t.co/johWiKbzHh
— Laura Barrera, Esq. (@abogada_laura) June 28, 2018"
Beto O'RourkeVerified account @BetoORourke Jun 27
"The child — in the middle of the hearing — started climbing up on the table. It really highlighted the absurdity of what we’re doing with these kids.”
This reminds me of the time I asked a client where he was from and he just pointed and said “there” (pointing at empty space)...he was 5.
https://t.co/MbntQNTEj1
— Mayra Salinas (@Salinas_Esq) July 3, 2018
"Migrant separations: Toddlers facing court cases alone"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44661777
"The Trump administration is expected to miss a 10 July deadline to reunite young migrant children who were separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says.
After viewing a list of the 102 children under the age of five in the government's care, the ACLU said "it appears likely that less than half will be reunited" by then.
But despite mounting legal and social pressure, immigration authorities have offered little information about reunification or what comes next.
Lawyers have begun to speak out about the conditions, describing migrant toddlers clambering on court desks during hearings, forced to appear in court alone while their parents are detained."
"On Twitter, immigration lawyers have shared their experiences representing young children who cannot properly explain their situation, let alone navigate legal proceedings.
Skip Twitter post by @abogada_laura
My 5-yr-old client can’t tell me what country she is from. We prepare her case by drawing pictures with crayons of the gang members that would wait outside her school. Sometimes she wants to draw ice cream cones and hearts instead. She is in deportation proceedings alone. https://t.co/johWiKbzHh
— Laura Barrera, Esq. (@abogada_laura) June 28, 2018"
Beto O'RourkeVerified account @BetoORourke Jun 27
"The child — in the middle of the hearing — started climbing up on the table. It really highlighted the absurdity of what we’re doing with these kids.”
This reminds me of the time I asked a client where he was from and he just pointed and said “there” (pointing at empty space)...he was 5.
https://t.co/MbntQNTEj1
— Mayra Salinas (@Salinas_Esq) July 3, 2018
