Immigrant families in detention have until Friday to make a difficult decision

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/politics/immigrant-families-ice-detention/index.html


(CNN)Hundreds of immigrant families in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody may have to decide by the end of this week whether they'll separate from their children or stay in detention together.

The decision facing parents was prompted by a June court order that called for the release of children in federal family detention in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The deadline to let children go is Friday.

"Moms are trying to figure out how their kids are most safe," said Shay Fluharty from Proyecto Dilley, which provides legal services to families at the Dilley, Texas, detention center. "Is it most safe to go to a stranger? Is it most safe to continue to be in detention as the virus is getting closer and closer?"

Families are detained in three detention facilities run by ICE -- Berks in Pennsylvania, South Texas (Dilley) and Karnes County Family Residential Centers in Texas. Children at the facilities range from 1 year old to 17 years old, according to lawyers and advocates who provide legal assistance.

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[angstlessk]

1. Sophie's Choice

GEEEZ

[abqtommy]

2. How about we free the families and detain ICE? That'd work for me...