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DNC Chair on Trump’s Proposal To Detain Children Indefinitely

DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s proposal to circumvent court limits and detain immigrant children indefinitely:

“Donald Trump’s cruelty knows no bounds. Hundreds of children remain separated from their parents because of this administration’s actions. But instead of reuniting these families, they’re working to circumvent court limits so they can keep children detained for as long as their family’s case is evaluated, a process that can take years. This is an astonishing new low in one of our nation’s darkest hours. And Republicans in Congress refuse to do anything about it.

“Enough is enough. The American people want accountability and an end to this cruelty. Democrats believe our nation’s diversity is our greatest strength, and we will continue the fight to hold Trump accountable, to reunite separated children with their families, and to fix our broken immigration system.”

Nearly 500 immigrant kids remain separated from parents. Most of their parents have been deported.

The following article by Addy Baird was posted on the ThinkProgress website August 31, 2018:

Twenty-two of those children are under the age of 5.

Credit: Mike Blake/Reuters

Nearly 500 migrant children are still separated from their parents, including 22 children under the age of five.

According to a government filing Thursday night, 497 of the 2,654 migrant children separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy are still being held in detention facilities, many of which have histories of abuse, mismanagement, or neglect.

The parents of 322 of those children have already been deported.

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Want to Know More About: ICE Detained Infant Death

Mika Brzezinski: “A Toddler Who Crossed The Border With Her Guatemalan Mother Seeking Asylum In This Country Died After Receiving What Is Being Reported As Inadequate Medical Care While In ICE Custody.” BRZEZINSKI: “A toddler who crossed the border with her Guatemalan mother seeking asylum in this country died after receiving what is being reported as inadequate medical care while in I.C.E. Custody according to layers for the woman. The mother and her lawyers now plan to file several lawsuits alleging negligence and inadequate medical care when they were held in detention led to the toddler’s death.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 8/30/18; VIDEO]

Mika Brzezinski: “The Firm Alleges At The Detention Facility She Became Sick With A Severe Respiratory Infection That Went Under-treated For Nearly A Month.” BRZEZINSKI: “A statement from the law firm representing the mother says Marie had no health problems. At the detention facility she became sick severe respiratory infection that went under-treated for nearly a month. The firm also states that the girl’s mother continually sought attention from medical staff, was prescribed medications that did not improve the child’s condition and her daughter continued to get worse.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 8/30/18; VIDEO]

Over 500 kids still stranded and without parents thanks to Trump

The following article by Oliver Wilis was posted on the ShareBlue.com website August 25, 2018:

Over 500 migrant children are still being held in custody by the U.S. government, and away from their parents, despite court-ordered reunification.

Credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci

At least 528 migrant children remain separated from their families, and in U.S. government shelters without their parents, despite court orders that the Trump administration reunite them.

The latest status report the government turned into the court showed that as of August 20th — almost a month after the initial deadline of July 26 — the job remains woefully unfinished.

Twenty-three of the children still being kept from their parents are under the age of 5. And 343 children are in dire circumstances because the government has deported their parents, making finding them even harder.

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1 month after court-mandated deadline, 528 immigrant families are still separated

The following article by Amanda Michelle Gomez was posted on the ThinkProgress.org website August 24, 2018:

And 23 kids under age 5 are apart from their parents.

The administration has reunited the majority of families they’ve separated, but still over 500 parents and their children remain apart, including 23 infants or toddlers, according the most recent government figures.

Credit: Diana Ofosu
CREDIT: DIANA OFOSU

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White House admits 559 children still separated from their families

The following article by Eric Boehert was posted on the ShareBlue.com website August 10, 2018:

Deadline after deadline is missed.

Credit: Carolyn Kaster, AP Photo)

Trump’s national disgrace of kidnapping migrant children at the border and ripping families apart remains unresolved.

Today, weeks after a federal judge demanded the children be reunited with their parents, 559 remain separated, according to a new government filing.

“Of the 559 children, 386 remain separated because their family members are not in the U.S.; 51 because contact has yet to be made with family members; 87 because ‘red flags’ came up during the family members’ background checks; 88 because the parents are facing separate prosecution; 163 because family members ‘indicated desire against reunification;’ and 20 because ‘further review’ has shown the government didn’t actually separate them from their parents,” the San Diego Tribune reports.

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Judge halts mother-daughter deportation, threatens to hold Sessions in contempt

The following article by Arelis R. Hernándz was posted on the Washington Post website August 9, 2018:

Attorney General Jeff Sessions restated his zero tolerance policy for illegal entry from the border with Mexico on June 11. Credit: Reuters

A federal judge in Washington halted a deportation in progress Thursday and threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt after learning that the Trump administration started to remove a woman and her daughter while a court hearing appealing their deportations was underway.

“This is pretty outrageous,” U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan said after being told about the removal. “That someone seeking justice in U.S. court is spirited away while her attorneys are arguing for justice for her?”

“I’m not happy about this at all,” the judge continued. “This is not acceptable.”

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The ACLU is suing Jeff Sessions over the Trump administration’s asylum policies

The following article by Brianna Provenzano was posted on the Mic.com website August 8, 2018:

The American Civil Liberties Union and Center for Gender and Refugee Studies filed suit Tuesday in federal court in Washington, D.C., contesting the Trump administration’s evisceration of protections for asylum seekers.

The lawsuit, Grace v. Sessions, specifically calls into question policies enacted by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in June that seek to ramp up deportations and expedite removal proceedings for immigrants.

Under the new rules, asylum officers are encouraged to categorize petitions citing credible “fears of domestic abuse or gang violence” as “personal circumstances,” which do not automatically constitute eligibility for asylum.

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Border arrest data suggests Trump’s push to split migrant families had little deterrent effect

The following article by Nick MIroff was posted on the Washington Post website August 8, 2018:

For some seeking asylum, family separations were worth the risk: ‘Whatever it took, we had to get to this country’ (Zoeann Murphy, Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post)

The number of migrant families taken into custody along the U.S. border with Mexico remained nearly unchanged from June to July, according to government data released Wednesday, an indication the Trump administration’s controversial move to separate thousands of parents and children did little to deter others from attempting the journey.

U.S. border agents arrested 9,258 family members along America’s southwest border last month, down slightly from 9,434 in June and 9,485 in May.

The administration cited a springtime surge of parents crossing illegally with children as justification for its “zero tolerance” prosecution initiative, which led to the separation of approximately 2,500 families between May 5 and June 20, when public outcry forced President Trump to end the practice.

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THE LATEST: Hundreds Of Families Remain Separated, Trump Goes After

Hundreds of children remain separated from their parents as a result of Trump’s cruel policy. Instead of doing more to reunite these families, the Trump administration wants to continue to push their anti-immigrant agenda. Now, he’s going after legal immigrants. Here’s the latest:

Hundreds of children remain separated from their families, many of whose parents have already been deported.

MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff: “Lots of other stuff going on today. Figured I’d remind everyone the Trump administration separated 2,551 migrant kids from their parents at the border. 572 of them are *still* separated. 410 have parents who were already deported. The government simply can’t find them.” Continue reading “THE LATEST: Hundreds Of Families Remain Separated, Trump Goes After”