A Canadian mother detained with her autistic daughter at a Texas ICE facility says the family was swept up despite having documents in process, pressured to “self-deport”, and stripped of dignity. The piece presents the case as both a personal trauma and a warning to other immigrants living under Trump’s enforcement regime. “Don’t go anywhere near a checkpoint, and if your papers are in processing, just lay low. Trump meant what he said — he is trying to get rid of everyone, whether they are good or bad.” “The people in here are not criminals … They’ve had their dignity and their freedom stripped from them because they have their papers processing.” “You shouldn’t be putting children, families in jail. It’s unjust.” Tania Warner “We’re exploring diplomatic and legal avenues to have these Canadians released from detention, and I’m hoping that we take a strong stand against these illegal and unethical detentions by ICE.” Amelia Boultbee, member of the legislative assembly of British Columbia “Consular officials advocate for Canadian citizens abroad and raise concerns about justified and serious complaints of ill-treatment or discrimination with the local authorities but cannot exempt Canadians from local legal processes.” Global Affairs Canada spokesperson

ICE detained a Canadian mother and her autistic child after a Texas checkpoint stop, then pushed “self-deport”. Trump’s shameless cruelty is the point. 🇨🇦😡🚫 My fellow Canadians, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙜𝙤! #ICE #TrumpCruelty #FamilyDetention #DontGo

The Scars of Family Detention and Separation in the U.S. Immigration System | The Children's Equity Project

#Familydetention is not safe for #kids. Many reports show inadequate medical care, confiscated medications, & untreated conditions in #familydetentionfacilities. #Detentionsettings are not designed for kids & pose a risk to their health.

Learn more: cep.asu.edu/the-scars-of...

The Scars of Family Detention and Separation in the U.S. Immigration System | The Children's Equity Project

#Familydetention & separation is linked to serious #mentalhealthharm in kids, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, sleep disruption, developmental regression, & suicidal ideation. This trauma persists for years, affecting long-term wellbeing.

Learn more: cep.asu.edu/the-scars-of...

Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center Open the article to view the coverage from San Diego Union Tribune

Dilley, TX update: ICE is reportedly holding hundreds of parents and kids beyond the 20-day Flores limit, with accounts of worms in food, spotty medical care, lights on 24/7. Policy isn’t abstract—it lands on families first. #ICE #FamilyDetention

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“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...

#MassDeportation #FamilyDetention
"The public is rarely given an opportunity to glimpse inside Dilley and get a look at how the kids there are doing. Here, we let the children speak for themselves."

Heartbreaking! What have we become? 😢

Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.

DHS defended #FamilyDetention in legal filings, detainees are provided basic necessities, & children and adults are safe.

#CoreCivic #CorporateWelfare for #fascism, deferred questions about the facility to #DHS said “the health & safety of those entrusted to our care” is the company’s top priority.

"The government's ignorance of an American historical document called the Declaration of Independence." - Texas Federal Judge released 5 yo Liam Ramos in a scathing opinion that eviscerated the government.

#LiamConejoRamos #bunnyhat #Dilley #familydetention #freethechildren #RobHeld #humanrights

Liam Ramos was sick while in ICE custody at Dilley Detention Center. Now we know there is a MEASLES OUTBREAK there and the children are getting dangerously ill. It is unconscionable that they are being held captive here.

#LiamConejoRamos #bunnyhat #Dilley #familydetention #freethechildren

Outrage in Minneapolis after ICE detained a 2-year-old and her father during an immigration stop. Read the full story at bit.ly/4rvouBB

#ICE #Immigration #FamilyDetention #Minneapolis #RawStory #Politics #News

#FamilyDetention
❌ Costly
❌ Ineffective
❌ Harmful

The #GOP does not care about saving money.

The entire point is choosing who is “in” and who is OUT.

CBP’s response? Blame the mother: “Her choices made her subject to detention,” said Hilton Beckham. She chose to keep her toddlers with her—so they were jailed too. Bureaucratic cruelty dressed as policy. #FamilyDetention #BorderAbuse #CBPAccountability #ThisIsNotJustice #StopTheCruelty

“We believe a dozen families have been detained just at this crossing,” says ACLU’s Miriam Aukerman. “It’s likely happening elsewhere, but we can’t confirm. The transparency issue is real.” When rights are trampled in silence, abuse flourishes. #BorderAbuse #FamilyDetention #ACLU

“I could’ve sent my daughters home, but I couldn’t let them go,” said the Guatemalan mom detained after a wrong turn. “Agents screamed as they took my fingerprints. I was shaking.” Her kids are U.S. citizens. This is cruelty, not policy. #FamilyDetention #ImmigrantRights #BorderAbuse

A wrong turn turned into a nightmare: a Guatemalan mom and her two U.S. citizen daughters, just 1 and 5, detained for five days. “It felt like a kidnapping,” she said. When citizenship doesn’t even protect children, what are we becoming? #FamilyDetention #BorderAbuse #ImmigrantRights #ThisIsAmerica

A Guatemalan mother takes a wrong turn near the Canadian border—ends up detained with her two U.S. citizen children for five days. Welcome to the land of freedom, where paperwork matters more than people. #ImmigrantRights #FamilyDetention #BorderAbuse #HumanRightsCrisis #ThisIsAmerica

#FamilyDetention Centers Set to Return in 2025: #TomHoman has unveiled plans to reinstate controversial #immigration detention policies

To learn how #Congress has recently approached #BorderPolicy & #ImmigrationReform explore the Secure Border Act of 2023 (H.R.2)

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Don’t get me wrong, this movement’s energy has turned this situation around. It’s time to keep pushing for positive alternatives to the false dichotomy between #familyseparation and #familydetention: resurrect case management programs...

Outside the Texas Capitol for #FamilesBelongTogether. I honestly couldn’t have imagined this many people out against #familydetention back in 2014. While I’m happy to see this national swell, I’m sad it took this separation crisis for it to materialize.

“Trauma on Trauma”: For Refugee Children, the Journey Is ... Confinement in immigrant family jails traumatizes refugee...

My latest: How #familydetention re-traumatizes refugee children, hindering their development & leaving lasting marks www.truth-out.org/news/item/40006-trauma-o...