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SunSeeker

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8. I wouldn't be surprised if a majority of them are US citizens.

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Fri Aug 9, 2019, 08:03 PM

Aug 2019

At least some definitely are, and if the arrested parent is the sole caregiver, they are supposed to be released from ICE custody. But, of course, that's not always happening:

In the case of 12-year-old Angie, an ICE agent told her landlord that the girl’s mother would be released within hours since she was the only caretaker of the child, an American citizen.

The agent said the woman would be “released this afternoon,” per a video obtained by The Washington Post ― but according to the paper, Angie’s mom had not been released as of Wednesday night.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-raids-mississippi-children_n_5d4bca16e4b01e44e4752f1c

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How many of those crying children in MS are "American Citizens"? [View all] maxrandb Aug 2019 OP

Trump and his slime base do not care. Doreen Aug 2019 #1

It doesn't matter. People are hurting children as a matter of policy. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #2

Also exploiting an orphan for a photo op. rzemanfl Aug 2019 #6

It should be illegal to deport (or atempt to deport) a caregiver of an American citizen. LonePirate Aug 2019 #3

Bingo. If children were treated as fully human, that right would be recognized. lostnfound Aug 2019 #12

Stephen Miller bdamomma Aug 2019 #4

I have wondered myself how many of those children were born here. Arkansas Granny Aug 2019 #5

Like the scum they are maxrandb Aug 2019 #7

Probably most of them if their parents have been here some time. SharonAnn Aug 2019 #11

I wouldn't be surprised if a majority of them are US citizens. SunSeeker Aug 2019 #8

Karma is a b&$ch. it will catch up to them. onecaliberal Aug 2019 #9

ICE just pushed the kids aside and abandoned them -- just "trash" for the neighbors to NCjack Aug 2019 #10