Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMigrant Kids 'Kept in Van for 39 Hours' Before Reunifications With Parents
Horrific.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/migrant-kids-kept-in-van-for-39-hours-for-reunifications-with-parents?ref=home
Migrant Kids Kept in Van for 39 Hours Before Reunifications With Parents
Jamie Ross
Reuters / Jose Luis Gonzalez
Migrant children who were torn from their parents by Trump administration policies faced one more horrific experience before being reunited with their families last summer, according to a NBC News report. On a boiling Texas day last July, 37 kids boarded vans for what they were told would be a 30-minute ridebut one was stuck on board for 39 hours. Most of the children, who were all between 5 and 12 years old at the time, spent at least 23 hours in the vehicles. The children were initially taken into the facility, but were then returned to the van as the facility was still working on paperwork, explained Andrew Carter, a regional director for BCFS Heath and Human Services, a government contractor and nonprofit responsible for the children. The children were brought back in later in the evening, but returned to the vans because it was too cold in the facility and they were still not ready to be processed in. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the incident was unusual, adding: These children have all been reunited with their parents and since then, no child has spent more than a few hours waiting to be reunited with their parents.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
2 replies, 629 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (7)
ReplyReply to this post
2 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Migrant Kids 'Kept in Van for 39 Hours' Before Reunifications With Parents (Original Post)
babylonsister
Jun 2019
OP
tanyev
(42,577 posts)1. It was a boiling Texas day....but it was too cold in the facility??
I hope "returned to the van" means the van was running and the AC was on. People doing this to any other children would be facing charges.
SWBTATTReg
(22,144 posts)2. This type of irresponsible treatment wouldn't be allowed by any rational parent...I wonder what ...
each of these Immigration and Customs workers would feel if their children had been the ones trapped in the van? 23 to 39 hours in a van? Good grief and I'd like to see Jerry Falwell, Jr. explain this kind of behavior since he's so much in love w/ rump and his policies.